Do You Really Need a Coach?

Send us Fan Mail Why would a capable, experienced person need a coach? If you’re good at your job, know yourself reasonably well and can solve problems, shouldn’t you be able to work things out for yourself? Perhaps. But some of the most important things may be the hardest to see from inside your own thinking. In this reflection episode of Leading People, Gerry Murray revisits conversations with Joseph O’Connor, Marcia Reynolds, Jonathan Reitz and Paula King to explore what coaching can make possible. What happens when someone truly listens to you? What happens when you listen to yourself? And what happens when your own words are reflected back to you in a way that makes you hear them differently? This isn’t really an episode about coaching techniques. It’s about what can happen when another person helps you think more clearly about what matters. If you lead people, make difficult decisions or simply want to understand your own thinking better, this episode may give you something worth reflecting on. Episode References Joseph O'Connor - Episode 14 Jonathan Reitz - Episode 20 Dr Paula King - Episode 47 Dr Marcia Reynolds - Episode 106 Enjoyed this episode? The Leading People Community is where these conversations continue to flourish. Free to join — Book reviews, Leading People Café recordings, Podcast episode previews, and a growing group of active HR and L&D professionals, leaders, and coaches who take their work seriously. Join the Leading People Community Connect with Gerry on LinkedIn