The Foundational Skill for ALL Coachable Development

The derailment of an individual’s career can be predicted by one question:

“Does this person seek and respond to feedback?”

For decades, organizations have focused on developing leaders without preparing them to receive feedback in ways that promote real change. Even with an extraordinary coach, nothing will change if the individual is not able to be coachable and ready to receive or implement feedback.

Zenger Folkman’s COACHABILITY principles allow everyone to avoid wasted time and investment by managing their resistance, elevating their responsibility, and establishing new habits for capturing the coachable moments that matter.

THE BENEFITS

Effectiveness

4x more likely to be rated as highly effective.

Growth Mindset

Higher ratings on critical competencies.

Productivity

3x higher engagement ratings.

Employee Engagement

20% higher productivity ratings.

The Definition of a COACHABLE Leader

A coachable person values self-improvement and operates consistently in a learning zone by applying the coachability practices of seek – respond – reflect – act.

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The Coachability Roadmap

Coachbaility Reflect

Great Leaders Coach and are COACHABLE

We are trained to effectively give feedback, not receive it. Our research confirms that individuals are generally coachable early in their careers, but receptiveness steadily declines with passing years and promotions to higher levels.

Coachability is a mindset and skillset for ALL organizational levels to avoid blind spots and loss of potential growth. If organizations desire their training and development efforts to advance rapidly, bet on coachability.

  • “Coachability helps one find more learning opportunities from all of life’s varied experiences. It offers a practical approach to how to lead from your learning zone. ”
    Coachability Program Participant
  • “Coachability will help you evaluate how much you value self-improvement. It opened my eyes to practical ways to bring the coachability road map into my everyday work life. I walked away with a plan to capture more coachable moments and how to process those moments into action. ”
    Coachability Program Participant
  • “Coachability offers a practical approach to seeking, receiving and implementing feedback to avoid career stagnation and promote professional growth. It reinforces an open, growth mindset and gave me personal insight into how I might operate more often in my learning zone. ”
    Coachability Program participant

    Formats Available

    In-person Development Experience
    Live Online Development Experience
    Delivered in a 4-hour session, or two 2-hour sessions

    DELIVERY OPTIONS
    May be delivered by Zenger Folkman’s facilitators or by certified internal resources.

    Get the Book!

    Coachability: The Leadership Superpower combines notable research, best-practice strategies, and stories of leaders on all parts of the coachability spectrum.

    From this insightful and practical guide, you’ll learn:

    Five common faulty assumptions that cloud our thinking as we lead, and what to do about them.
    – Compelling research and stories of highly coachable leaders’ habits—from the newly-minted manager to the seasoned senior executive.
    – A pragmatic framework of coachability.
    – Four essential practices to strengthen your coachability habit.
    – Seven strategies highly coachable leaders use to skillfully solicit feedback and improvement.
    – Professional actors can teach us as a better approach to overcome natural resistance to feedback and coaching.
    – How five factors stall our good intentions to improve, and how “parking downhill” is one of seven enablers to move the odds back into your favor.

    Avoid blind spots and expand your career potential and leadership effectiveness. Regain that early-career habit: coachability!

    SCHEDULE A CALL

    Let’s talk about bringing Coachability into your organization.