Communication Skills Coaching for Technical People
Many technical experts find that although highly skilled in their own area of expertise - whether that be IT, engineering, accountancy or some other technical or clinical area - they may find communication more difficult. The effects of this can be frustrating or limiting, not just for the individual concerned, but also for others such as colleagues and customers.
Do you recognise this for yourself? Or for key individuals within your organisation? Perhaps in one of these scenarios:
- There's a critical business need for good relationships as well as technical expertise
- A newly promoted technical person is now struggling to manage people effectively
- There are problems communicating clearly and productively with internal or external customers
- Project efficiency is being held back by inadequate interpersonal awareness and/or skills
- A development need for improved communication has been identified in an appraisal or performance review
- An individual or team is perceived as being 'difficult'
coaching results
What can you expect to change through communication coaching? Results that show up following coaching include:
- faster processes - less wasted time
- increased confidence and positive attitude
- better relationships
- clearer mutual understanding with others
- accelerated career progression
- raised energy
Why Coaching?
You may be wondering why choose coaching rather than skills
training? In a nutshell, coaching is timely, specific to the
individual and directly relevant to their real-life situation.
Training is often scheduled too soon or too late and tends to
generalise in order to accommodate diverse needs. Coaching is a fast
and effective way to identify and address the specific areas to work
on most usefully. This ensures a practical focus on the key outcomes
and associated attitudes and behaviours that will enable you to move
forward productively and positively.
