Coaching can help in different cases. “On the one hand, these are professional crises or changes,” says Wolfram Schulze, coach and professor of social work methods at Koblenz University. This could be a job change, more responsibility in your previous job, but also dissatisfaction with your own professional situation. Schulze gives the example of an employee who wants to advance professionally, but her boss doesn’t listen to her wish: “The question for her is: Should I reorient myself within the company or should I change jobs?”
Coaching often makes sense when people reach a point where they no longer know how or in which direction they should develop further, says Alexander Brungs: “They often have a diffuse feeling of being stuck.” The coach can then help to create clarity about the options for action.
A coach is also an option when it comes to developing your career or your own skills – for example, if the head of a department wants to improve her leadership style or a team leader wants to find out more about his strengths and weaknesses. And: The coach helps with very specific tasks, such as a presentation to colleagues or an upcoming salary negotiation. “Coaching can increase the chances of being successful,” says Wolfram Schulze: “But it cannot guarantee success.”