A Critical Evaluation of Coaching Models in Learning and Development

This report provides an overview of learning and development within organizations, emphasizing the importance of coaching for employee growth and skill development. It defines coaching and its significance in personal and professional development, followed by a critical evaluation of coaching models such as GROW, OSKAR, and CLEAR, highlighting their role in guiding individuals from their current state to their desired goals. The report also discusses the use of self-assessment tools in coaching, emphasizing their value in developing skills and promoting personal insights for organizational development. Furthermore, the report identifies key areas of personal development through SWOT analysis, pinpointing strengths like communication skills and consistency, weaknesses such as decision-making and analytical skills, opportunities for networking and consistent performance, and threats from competition and technical skill gaps. The conclusion reinforces the importance of learning, development, and coaching for individual and organizational success, citing relevant academic references.

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCTION
 Learning and development basically refers to the function within an
organisation which is responsible for empowering growth of
employees and develop their skills, knowledge and capabilities in
order to drive better performance.
 Learning is very important at professional and personal life as well.
 Learning not only increases the confidence level of an individual but
also enhances the knowledge level of an individual into positive
manner.

DEFINITION OF COACHING
 Coaching has been defined as to help a person change in the way
they wish and help them going in the direction which they want to
go.
 Coaching is a form of development where experienced person is
known as a coach

IMPORTANCE OF COACHING
 It supports an individual at every level in terms of becoming who they
want to be and it also builds awareness empowers choice and lead
towards the change as well.
 Coaching help an individual in terms of their overall growth and
development as well.

CRITICAL EVALUATION OF COACHING
MODELS
 Coaching models refers to the method which is designed in order to guide an
individual by the process from where they are currently working where they want to
be.
 There are different kinds of grow models which include GROW, OSKAR, CLEAR
COACHING models.
 These models provide a framework for productive coaching which allows managers
to use the right kinds of skills into right context.

COACHING SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL
 A self-assessment tool is a kind of method, test or activity which can help individuals in terms of
gathering information for a self-evaluation.
 Coaching is a kind of valuable tool for developing various kinds of skills which is essentially provides
the space for profound personal development and allows the managers to translate personal insights into
improved organisational development.
 Coaching tools are significant because it is a kind of valuable tool that develops the wide range of
skills.

IDENTIFICATION OF TWO KEY AREAS OF
DEVELOPMENT
 Development is defined as the process of growth or new information and it is a kind of
changing caterpillar to the butterfly. For development of an individual it is very important
to do SWOT analysis into positive manner.
STRENGTHS
 I have strong communication skills due to which I can easily handle the
large number of people and communicate into effective manner within
the team
 I am a kind of consistent performer who never give up in any kind of
situation and also have strong level of sincerity as well
WEAKNESSES
 I am weak in terms of decision making due to which sometimes I miss
the career opportunities which are good for me
 I am not good in terms of analytical skills due to which I cannot deeply
understand the challenging situation into positive manner
OPPORTUNITIES
 When I have good communication skills then it is like opportunity for
me to create network on a large scale
 When I am good in consistency level then I can give better results to
the organisation due to which I can perform into out of box way from
the longer perspective
THREATS
 I have threat of competition from my co-workers due to which I can't
concentrate into appropriate manner
 I am weak in terms of technical skills which can act as threat for me
from the longer perspective at the organisational level

CONCLUSION
 The above stated report concludes that learning and development is very important from the professional and
personal point of view.
 It has been concluded that coaching is very important for an individual growth and learning as well.
 It has been determined that coaching models are very important which act as important parameter in terms of
practical development at the organisational level.

REFERENCES
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 Kilgo and et.al., 2015. The link between high-impact practices and student learning: Some longitudinal evidence.
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 Pollock and et.al., 2015. The six disciplines of breakthrough learning: How to turn training and development into
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