Characteristics of a “coaching culture” include the belief in the vast human potential and the value of striving to unleash that potential.
Other values include high performance and high fulfillment.
These values are notably manifested when people achieve ambitious business objectives while deriving a sense of satisfaction from their work. Norms comprise the habits of listening carefully and of asking powerful questions, rather than prescribing solutions.
Norms include suspending judgment and seeking to understand first.
In a coaching culture, people feel a sense of power and responsibility.
They believe they have choices. Consequently, they take an active part in forging a life that is meaningful to them.
Conversely, organizations don’t have a “coaching culture” when people live on autopilot mode with a sense of powerlessness.