What exactly is Team Coaching?
Motivated by a lack of a clear, uniform and validated definition of the term team coaching, Dr. Rebecca Jones (1) took up the question and examined it in a study. As a result, she suggests:
Team-Coaching is a team-based learning and development activity in which the team is viewed as a system and is applied jointly to the entire team. The focus is on team performance and achieving a common team goal (or subgoal).
Team learning is achieved through specific team coaching activitiesEnables self- and team reflection, facilitated by the team coach (or several) through the use of coaching techniques such as effective, reflective questioning, which strengthen reflexivity, build trusting relationships and improve communication.
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A team coach does not give advice or solutions to the team. Team coaching requires the coach to have advanced coaching skills such as considering multiple perspectives simultaneously and observing and interpreting dynamic interactions. It is typically delivered over a series of sessions rather than as a one-off intervention.
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(1) Jones, Rebecca J.; Napiersky, Uwe & Lyubovnikova, Joanne (2019). Conceptualizing the distinctiveness of team coaching. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 2, pp. 62–78.
