On today’s episode, Michael and Zach take some time to share their coaching journey’s. Michaels journey started at PriceWaterhouseCoopers where he became an expert on executive development and used the GROW model to coach and teach others to coach. Michael received training from the University of Maryland and Columbia University. He is now a leadership, business execution trainer at FranklinCovey, and coach’s executive all over the globe at Fortune 500 companies. Zach began his coaching journey at FranklinCovey helping authors publish their books. Increasing his knowledge of Organizational Psychology and receiving an Executive Coaching Certification from Columbia university launched his coaching journey. Zach specializes in helping individuals and teams tap their inner innovation to break through mindsets and think differently to achieve greater performance.

When does coaching need to be sought out? When an individual is facing their most pressing challenges there are indicators that a coach is the optimal resource to engage for a solution. Learn what those indicators are. As a coach, how do you judge if someone really needs a coach? In this episode, Michael and Zach will talk about coaching tools they use to measure if someone is ready for coaching and needs a coach rather than a consultant or mentor.

How does Coaching support Learning and Development? Coaching is growing in popularity as a skill for managers and leaders to develop. In this episode we exam in what ways a coaching strategy, culture, and skills can impact an organization and have a positive effective on employee morale and engagement. Leaders and managers who develop coaching skills are more successful. Coaching can affects performance by 26%. Learn what mindset you need to have if you want to integrate coaching as part of your company talent management strategy and culture.

This is the launch of the Coaching for Podcast. For our very first episode we tackle a big question. What is Coaching? There are so many definitions, explanations, types, methodologies, and opinions of coaching. We are going to talk about what makes Coaching unique and different from consulting, mentoring, and counseling. What type of coaching is right for you? This episode will help answer many of the questions you have about coaching and what coaching Michael and Zach focus on. We are excited for you to join us on this journey.

This is the the Trailer for the upcoming Coaching for Podcast. We are excited to launch this podcast in the upcoming weeks.