{"id":17992,"date":"2016-07-27T18:30:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T02:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=17992"},"modified":"2016-08-01T10:01:25","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T18:01:25","slug":"coaching-for-leadership-a-question-of-nurture-over-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/coaching-for-leadership-a-question-of-nurture-over-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching for Leadership \u2013 A Question of Nurture Over Nature?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is coaching for leadership<\/a> possible? There is a saying that leaders are made not born, but you\u2019ll also hear the phrase, \u201cnatural-born leader.\u201d So, what is it \u2013 nature or nurture? Can you coach for leadership, or does someone have to have the right genes to become a leader?<\/p>\n

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Coaching for Leadership \u2013 the Book<\/h3>\n

You can buy a book titled: Coaching for Leadership<\/strong><\/span>: How the World\u2019s Greatest Coaches Help Leaders Learn, <\/i>by Robert Witherspoon. The book is a collection of writings on executive coaching, and provides usable strategies for executive coaching. By looking at the title of this book, you could assume that leaders are made; after all, here\u2019s a book that offers insight and strategies on leadership coaching.<\/p>\n

However, since it is geared to executive coaches, who coach executives, it\u2019s actually for people who already have some leadership qualities. Most executives have achieved their positions in life because they have exhibited some leadership qualities \u2013 they hire an executive coach merely to improve these qualities.<\/p>\n

So, the nature versus nurture question may not have a right or wrong answer \u2013 it may be either one or some combination of both.<\/p>\n

Can Leaders Be Coached?<\/h3>\n

A decade or so ago, companies usually hired coaches to fix toxic behavior or communication issues and corrupted systems. However, the executive coaching industry has changed dramatically. Coaching is now much more about developing the capabilities of managers, supervisors, and executives. It\u2019s about coaching for leadership<\/strong><\/span>!<\/p>\n

The questions are: Does coaching work to develop leaders? Do companies get value from the coaches they hire?<\/p>\n

Why Companies Hire Coaches?<\/h3>\n

A few years ago, the Harvard Business Review did a survey of coaches to find out more about executive coaching, and the results of one question point to where the industry is going.<\/p>\n

Question: The top reason coaches are engaged?<\/p>\n

The Top 3 Reasons:<\/p>\n