Table 2 Benefits and challenges of coaching
From: The scope of coaching in the context of organizational change
Benefits | Threats |
|---|---|
For individuals | Â |
 New opportunities for development |  Stereotype of coaching |
 People are becoming more open |  A lot of simplified interventions in coaching |
 Development of relationship based on trust and respect |  A lot of misunderstanding what happens around the coaching |
 Ability to organize individually thinking process |  Dependence on coach |
 Self-awareness and social awareness |  Sometimes people need training or mentoring |
For organisations | Challenges |
 Change in the style of management |  Not possible to start coaching if a client is not engaged or interested in. |
 Greater goal clarity |  Difficult to know exactly how and at what level coaching is effective. |
 Better alignment with the role in the organization |  It is challenge how to look at the coaching in the systematic way. |
 Impact on employees’ and managers’ motivation |  It is difficult to measure the outcomes of coaching |