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Coaching leadership - can you create a coaching culture?

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At Blue Edge, we use the following checklist to identify the key success factors in developing a sustainable coaching culture. You can assess the strength of your own organisation's coaching culture by answering the following:

Coaching in my organisation is.

1. Linked to the overall business strategy
2. Championed by a sponsor at board or senior executive level
3. Integrated into leadership development programmes
4. Outcome-focused with the benefits evaluated
5. Offered right at the top of the management chain
6. Governed by rigorous quality and selection criteria
7. Delivered by a pool of external and internal coaches
8. Developed alongside an integrated communications plan
9. Enhanced via active dialogue with the coaching pool
10. Bound by strict confidentiality agreements.

Add up the number of 'yes' responses above and review against the guide below to building your coaching culture.

Highly sustainable (8+): Coaching is likely to deliver real business value and results to your organisation. Long-term success can be ensured by continually reviewing performance and adapting your coaching strategy to meet changing business demands.

Moderately sustainable to unsustainable (below 8): There is great potential to ensure the benefits of coaching are maintained long-term. Look more closely at your vision and strategy for coaching and assess your current position to identify priority areas for improvement.

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