Your business isn’t like anyone else’s business. So what makes you think that the right approach that you take to coaching is going to be the same as anyone else’s? One of the most important considerations when looking at business coaching is the differences between group and individual coaching. Both are great options that offer unique benefits. Let’s take a look.
What is group coaching?
This is a kind of coaching that focuses on a business coach talking to and working with a group of staff members or employees, together in one sitting. The goal is to work as a team so that whatever lessons are learned and plans are made, it’s done as a team.
What are the benefits of group coaching?
There are great benefits to considering group coaching. The biggest one is that you’ll continue to grow your team-building skills. When you want to keep your team closely knit and focused on growing together as one unit, team coaching is great.
Group coaching can involve the entire company together, but the best approach is to consider separating those groups into teams so that each team can have a specific goal and build their problem-solving skills within the “world” of their team. This has so many benefits for that group in that they get to learn to work together better, learn more about each other, problem solve together and be taught how best to make a cohesive team.
What is individual coaching?
This kind of coaching is classic one-on-one coaching where a business coach will sit down with each staff member, leader or executive and work with them to help form them into stronger employees, stronger leaders, better executives – and all with more confidence, skill, and focus on helping the company, AND the individual, grow.
What are the benefits of individual coaching?
Individual coaching is often the preferred option compared to group coaching. But that may vary upon the issue or need of the individual or company. However, it does allow for each team member to get dedicated one-on-one time with experts that can help them progress their own skills and also help them get a better sense of where they are doing well or where they need improvement.
As well individual coaching helps each staff member ask questions or raise concerns that they might not feel comfortable doing in a classic group setting. This can help the business coach alert the company/business about potential issues or concerns without anyone being singled out as a problem or cause.
This is great for top executives in that they can learn how to climb the executive ladder or learn where they can grow as leaders and build better teams.
Coaching differs from one employee to the next
The bottom line is that every single employee at every single business learns differently. You’ll want to ensure that you are always focusing on offering business coaching in a way that best corresponds to how they learn. This is why considering the different types of coaching is so important!
When in doubt, ask your employees what kind of approach they prefer, and then go with that. Or, try one type and then the next. Your employees might be able to tell you what they like best after trying both, and that will help you use just what your company needs to progress properly into the future.
There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to which is better. The goal is just to focus on what kind of coaching is going to work for your employees and the company’s plan for growth and a profitable future all around.
Coaching for your top executives all the way down to the cleaning staff is beneficial in that all employees can learn and grow, be empowered and feel like a part of a team, which ultimately helps the company grow and improve. Sounds like a win win situation!
Contact Team Stetzel at (281) 217-4951 to learn more about individual or group coaching, we can help determine what is the best place to start based on your needs and that of your company.
