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‘COACH, PUT ME IN!’
Why team coaching is finding favour among companies post-pandemic BY JAMIE ZACHARY
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ur workplace has forever changed. No surprise. A two-year global pandemic has a way of doing that.
Yet it’s also spawned an opportunity for employers to re-examine their workplace culture – namely how teams are functioning in these changing times, say local coaching experts. “Almost every team that we work with have been disrupted in some way, whether the team has grown or contracted, the leader is not the same or individuals have been switched out,” says Christine Dagenais, founder, CEO and certified executive coach with Bright Wire, a Calgarybased professional coaching and leadership development company that works with organizations around the world.
“ALMOST EVERY TEAM THAT WE
“What that’s done is create a beautiful platform to engage people differently. We’ve always known the value of something like team coaching, but there’s nothing like a global pandemic to highlight the need to effectively develop your people. It’s created a strong visceral entrance point and need for the support of a professional in this space.”
WORK WITH HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED
Dagenais explains a team coach as someone who works with a group of individuals to help them achieve greater alignment in how they accomplish their objectives.
INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN SWITCHED
IN SOME WAY, WHETHER THE TEAM HAS GROWN OR CONTRACTED, THE LEADER IS NOT THE SAME OR OUT,” SAYS DAGENAIS.
ABOVE: CHRISTINE DAGENAIS, FOUNDER, CEO AND CERTIFIED EXECUTIVE COACH WITH BRIGHT WIRE. PHOTO SOURCE: BRIGHT WIRE
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