Skill Obstacles Seeing the need to develop ownership is one thing. Doing it is quite another. Leadership skills become the next biggest obstacle to ownership. Coaches help others discover and do what they know they must do. Rather than giving the answer, they ask questions and listen.
Coaches are committed to developing other people's capabilities.
We sometimes find resistance from executives and managers to the thought of developing their coaching skills. I wouldn't be where I am today. In our experience, no matter how good most leaders' think they are at coaching, they will need to be a notch or two better to create an ownership and accountability-driven environment. Self-confident leaders produce simple plans, speak simply and propose big, clear targets. Jack Welch, GE Coaching will generate a great deal of discomfort and resistance initially from coachees.