053 | Why coaching skills can help your HR career (& how to develop them) with Charlie Warshawski

As an HR or People professional, coaching skills are a fantastic thing to have in your personal toolkit to help you thrive at work and get the results you're looking for.In this episode of HR Coffee Time, Career Coach Fay Wallis is joined by Charlie Warshawski - Coach trainer from Love your Coaching. Charlie talks through what coaching skills are, why they can help your HR career, how to develop them and how to choose a coach training provider if you decide to take the plunge and undertake some coach training.Key Points From This Episode[02:41] An introduction to Charlie Warshawski[04:30] Charlie explains what coaching skills are[08:38] How coaching skills can be beneficial in your HR profession[15:01] Why coaching skills can benefit the whole HR department[17:48] Charlie offers tips and advice on how to develop coaching skillsReview your current coaching skillsTalk to a coach to further your knowledgeExperience coaching first-hand as a coachee[20:16] Charlie explains how you could assess your questioning skills[23:15] Fay refers to both episode 38: Redundancy – why losing a job feels so hard & how to help & episode 48: How to support your colleagues with bereavement at work for a greater understanding of being empathetic[28:56] Charlie shares his advice on choosing the right coaching qualification for yourselfCharlie’s article explaining the different coaching training options: Which coaching qualification to choose? It’s a minefield[31:40] Fay talks through the different accrediting coaching bodies – the Association for Coaching, the ICF and the EMCC[35:48] Charlie’s book recommendations:Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanTime To Think by Nancy KlineFactfulness by Hans Rosling(Disclosure: these book links are affiliate links which means Fay will earn a small commission from Amazon if you choose to purchase the book using them). [38:26] How to connect with CharlieUseful Links Connect with Fay on LinkedInThe Bright Sky Career Coaching websiteVideo: how to rate & review HR Coffee Time on Apple PodcastsCharlie’s website: Love Your CoachingFay’s article: How to become a career coachRate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of HR Coffee Time helpful, please do rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.If you're kind enough to leave a review, please do let Fay know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] This Episode? Don't Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of HR Coffee Time is released and get access to other free career tips, tools and resources by signing up to receive the free weekly HR Coffee Time email.Mentioned in this episode:Join the Inspiring HR Leadership ProgrammeBuild your confidence, credibility & impact through the Inspiring HR Leadership Programme. The next cohort is now open for booking. Inspiring HRHelp That’s There when It’s Needed MostMenopause, grief, ADHD, relationship breakdown... Every day, employees dealing with these situations are turned away by their EAP because they don't qualify for counselling. When someone finally asks for help, they deserve better. Visit Kara Connect, where no employee is ever turned away. Kara Connect