053 | Why coaching skills can help your HR career (& how to develop them) with Charlie Warshawski

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Sep 23, 2022

Charlie Warshawski, a coach trainer from Love Your Coaching, shares invaluable insights on acquiring coaching skills for HR professionals. He explains how these skills can enhance career development and the entire HR department's function. Charlie discusses the critical differences between coaching and mentoring and offers practical tips for skill development, including assessing questioning abilities and choosing the right coaching qualifications. He emphasizes empathy and listening as key tools for effective communication in HR.

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Mentoring vs. Coaching

Fay Wallis initially confused coaching with mentoring, believing her directive approach in HR was coaching.
Charlie Warshawski clarified that telling people what to do is mentoring, not coaching.

INSIGHT

Coaching Defined

Coaching helps individuals find their own solutions to challenges by creating space for reflection.
It involves asking helpful questions rather than giving direct advice, unless in emergencies.

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Coaching in HR

HR professionals are well-suited to lead coaching initiatives within organizations.
Coaching skills are valuable for supporting employee growth and addressing performance issues.

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As an HR or People professional, coaching skills are a fantastic thing to have in your personal toolkit to help you thrive at work and get the results you're looking for.

In this episode of HR Coffee Time, Career Coach Fay Wallis is joined by Charlie Warshawski - Coach trainer from Love your Coaching. Charlie talks through what coaching skills are, why they can help your HR career, how to develop them and how to choose a coach training provider if you decide to take the plunge and undertake some coach training.

Key Points From This Episode

[02:41] An introduction to Charlie Warshawski

[04:30] Charlie explains what coaching skills are

[08:38] How coaching skills can be beneficial in your HR profession

[15:01] Why coaching skills can benefit the whole HR department

[17:48] Charlie offers tips and advice on how to develop coaching skills

Review your current coaching skills
Talk to a coach to further your knowledge
Experience coaching first-hand as a coachee

[20:16] Charlie explains how you could assess your questioning skills

[23:15] Fay refers to both episode 38: Redundancy – why losing a job feels so hard & how to help & episode 48: How to support your colleagues with bereavement at work for a greater understanding of being empathetic

[28:56] Charlie shares his advice on choosing the right coaching qualification for yourself

Charlie’s article explaining the different coaching training options: Which coaching qualification to choose? It’s a minefield

[31:40] Fay talks through the different accrediting coaching bodies – the Association for Coaching, the ICF and the EMCC

[35:48] Charlie’s book recommendations:

(Disclosure: these book links are affiliate links which means Fay will earn a small commission from Amazon if you choose to purchase the book using them).

[38:26] How to connect with Charlie

Useful Links

Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
The Bright Sky Career Coaching website
Video: how to rate & review HR Coffee Time on Apple Podcasts
Charlie’s website: Love Your Coaching
Fay’s article: How to become a career coach

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