Cognitive Behavioral Coaching

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According to Schein (2016), there are three levels of organizational culture which are artifacts, values, and underlying assumptions. The artifacts of an organization rest upon the values of the organization and values rest upon the underlying assumptions. The artifacts are visible organizational structures and processes which are difficult to decipher. For example, you can observe the workings of an assembly line but to understand the different levels of operations of the assembly line would require further research. Whereas the values of an organizational culture are the strategies, goals, and philosophies which form the organizational structure and processes (Schein, 2016). For instance, Dr.Marsh believed leadership development was essential …show more content…

Leadership within organizations typically wear more than one hat. Dr. Marsh mentions his frontline leaders needed to be trained also to understand and appreciate the people working with them and not treat them aggressively. Leadership can also act as a coach if trained properly to work together to identify what might be stopping an employee from reaching his or her full potential and what action is needed to take charge of their situation. The system Dr. Marsh setup to measure performance by using a dashboard with indicators to reveal the level of progress or issues would complement this model and provide leader/coaches some additional information about the employee’s work performance. With its origins in psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Coaching (CBC) is a powerful coaching model that draws on evidence-based psychological models. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a short-term, goal-oriented psychotherapy treatment that takes a hands-on, practical approach to …show more content…

Although, some research studies have found that 25-50% of people seek coaching have clinically significant levels of depression, anxiety, and stress (Grant, Curtayne, & Burton, 2009). Additionally, solution-focused cognitive behavioral coaching (SFBC) model is a useful methodology for enhancing both performance and well-being while also serving as a preventative mechanism that can reduce the probability of stress-related fatigue and burnout (Grant, 2017). A leader with coaching ability using this coaching model will need to be aware of the high possibility their employee’s problems may get in the way of effective coaching (Dryden, 2011) which can lessen the effectiveness of the coaching results. Cognitive Behavioral Coaching aim is for the coachee (e.g. employee) to become his or her own self-coach while lessening or preventing the stress and burnout that can accompany working in any high paced

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