Coaching is not what you do to people. It is what you do with people.

‘Unless and until the coachee is open, receptive, and willing to invest, the experience won’t work well.’

‘Leaders cannot be expected to change behavior if they don’t have a clear understanding of what desired behavior looks like.’

‘Leadership moves us from rigidity to flexibility; leadership allows us to adapt in a more uncertain environment; leadership urges people to take responsibility, to take initiative, to do the right thing, and thereby to excel.’

‘Leadership is not exclusive to a few ‘top executives’; it is class-free and pervasive.’

‘A leader treats people as responsible adults and encourages all to act in the interest of mutual success.’

‘A leader promotes a sense of individaul worth and community and diligently directs activity toward the business ambitions of the organization.’

‘Leadership is the amount of task bahavior (direction) and relationship behavior (support) given by a leader.’

‘Individual motives should be aligned with the work environment so that employees have a desire to work and excel.’

‘If the learners are not involved in designing their own learning and if they do not have a relationship with the coach in which they are comfortable, they will not learn to the level that the organization expects or needs.’

‘Leaders need to be willing to face reality and commit to making changes.’

Source:

Marshall Goldsmith, Laurence S. Lyons, & Sarah McArthur (2012). Coaching for Leadership