Introduction to Team and Group Coaching

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Group coaching and team coaching are often used interchangeably, yet they require different skills.

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Teams are a specific type of group, in which all members are working together towards a common goal. Through coaching, the team considers their ways of working together, relationships, and how to best move forward to achieve the team’s agreed upon goals.

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Coaching helps accelerate the team’s performance and contributes to a healthy culture of collaboration. The team coach considers the team an entity and while the actions the team chooses to focus on might call on each individual’s strengths, they are all connected to the team’s goals.

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Exploring Group Coaching

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Group coaching brings together a group of individuals working towards their own goal and sharing an interest or challenge. Participants benefit from wisdom and stories of other members.

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The group coach ensures each member receives value from coaching by creating a safe and brave environment in which all group members can evolve. The coach also encourages peer coaching to allow members to get curious with each other. They each set individual goals and actions.

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Both team and group coaching usually take place over several months and in both, the coach becomes a thought partner for the group. The agenda is set by the group members who also co-create a set of norms reviewed at regular intervals.

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Role of Facilitation in Team Dynamics

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The role of the facilitator is to create a space of dialogue between team members. Through this dialogue, the team reaches a level of clarity previously lacking before in order to continue to move forward.

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A facilitator often intervene when big decisions need to be made: Priorities and concerns are addressed, the conversation is led with sensitivity and skill and through a framework that allows the team to be constructive in order to generate the best outcomes. Facilitation often takes place over a short period of time - from a few hours to a day or two.

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Purpose of Workshops and trainings

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The goal for workshops and training is to teach new skills or knowledge. Participants work through materials chosen according to their needs.

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A trainer delivers predetermined content, with a set agenda unlike with coaching where the team or group sets the agenda for the session and for engagement.

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Benefits of Mastermind Groups

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In a mastermind, participants get together to share advice or ideas and problem solve. They are united by the topic (e.g. business growth, going through a life transition, working on a specific leadership skill).

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In most mastermind groups, each participant receives an equal amount of time to share the area they’d like to receive support on and the rest of the group shares their wisdom and resources to help the highlighted participant.

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When to Choose Group Coaching for Your Your Organization

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Consider integrating group coaching within your organization when you want to enhance team effectiveness, foster deeper collaboration, and drive innovation.

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By creating a structured yet flexible space for learning and growth, group coaching empowers individuals to develop key leadership and communication skills while strengthening team dynamics.

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Whether you're looking to support emerging leaders, improve cross-functional collaboration, or cultivate a culture of continuous development, group coaching offers a powerful approach to unlocking collective potential.

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