How can you find coaching opportunities for a specific type of internal communications project?

3 Prepare for the coaching sessions

Once you have found a coach, you need to prepare for the coaching sessions to make them effective and valuable. You can do this by communicating your learning goals, expectations, and preferences to your coach in advance. You can also ask them what they expect from you, how they prefer to communicate, and how they will provide feedback. You should also prepare some specific questions, challenges, or examples related to your project that you want to discuss with your coach. Finally, you should schedule the coaching sessions in advance and make sure you have the time, tools, and materials ready for them.

4 Follow up and apply the learning

After each coaching session, you should follow up with your coach and thank them for their time and input. You should also review the feedback, insights, tips, and best practices they shared with you and reflect on how they apply to your project. You should then try to implement the learning in your project and observe the results. You should also keep track of your progress and challenges and share them with your coach in the next session. This way, you can create a cycle of continuous learning and improvement for your internal communications project.

5 Seek feedback and evaluate the coaching

The last step is to seek feedback and evaluate the coaching process and outcome. You can do this by asking your coach for their honest opinion on your performance, strengths, and areas for improvement. You can also ask them for suggestions on how to continue your learning and development beyond the coaching. You should also give them feedback on their coaching style, methods, and impact. You should also evaluate your own learning and satisfaction with the coaching and see if you have achieved your learning goals and improved your internal communications project.

6 Celebrate and share your success

Finally, you should celebrate and share your success with your coach, manager, colleagues, and stakeholders. You should acknowledge the role of your coach in helping you learn and grow as an internal communications professional. You should also showcase the results and impact of your internal communications project and how it has benefited your organization. You should also share your learning and best practices with others who might be interested or working on similar projects. This way, you can create a culture of learning, sharing, and recognition in your internal communications team and organization.

7 Here’s what else to consider

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