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Can you coach people who are in the same team?

You Can’t Coach a Number of People in the Same Team

 Because of confidentiality conflicting aims and objectives, subjectivity

 Why not if a team is a group of individuals working together to achieve the same or an agreed objective?

 Potential issues
 Confidentiality
 Competition and competitiveness
 Message passing
 Over identity with an individual team member
 Confusion about different team members perceptions

The alternatives – only one or some people receive coaching in the team. A number of team members receive coaching but from different coaches. I coach only one member per team and the others are left to their own devices.

The Benefits

 Understanding the broader context and perspective
 Helping to bring team members together
 Spotting opportunities for support and collaboration
 Providing a different objective and perspective
 The opportunity to check out different perceptions and responses

The Drawbacks

 Keeping track of different parties goals and objectives
 Remaining objective
 Maintaining confidentiality

In conclusion it is possible to coach more than one person from the same team - but extra care needs to be taken with confidentiality and boundaries. It is advisable for more than one coach to be used when coaching a larger number of people from the same team.