Last month – after several months of classes, assignments, and mentor coaching – I received my certification as a team coach from the prestigious Center for Executive Coaching.

This past Friday, I had my first team coaching opportunity.

And it was awesome!

Before the session, I had each member of the team complete a 40-question assessment that gave me some valuable insights about the team’s dynamic and allowed me to structure the coaching session for optimal impact.

This informed structure enabled the team to share openly, be vulnerable, identify challenges, and address the things that were holding them back. As a result, we were able to craft a plan of action and create a cadence of accountability that is targeted to the team’s greatest need, as defined by them.

Here’s 5 things I learned about team coaching through this experience:

1. Team coaching creates the emotional safety that allows team members to communicate with one another openly and honestly.
2. Team coaching creates “aha moments” that the team arrives at together.
3. Team coaching creates ownership among team members as they recognize and respond to the insights that are generated through appreciate inquiry.
4. Team coaching creates the sense of collective accountability that teams need in order to perform well.
5. Team coaching creates action plans that move the team toward their shared goals.

If your team is struggling to have difficult conversations, is wanting to generate new insights that will lead to better performance, and/or is in need of accountability and action plans to move forward, then team coaching will help.

And you know a team coach!

Schedule an appointment, and let’s talk about it.