by CoachNet Partner, Jeannette Slater
Most of us have grown up in a world where we are either a supervisor or we are being supervised. Think about it…our parents supervised us, our teachers in school supervised us, our bosses supervised us. Perhaps we in turn have become the parent, teacher or boss, thus stepping into the supervisory role. We have taken the supervisory role into the ministry as well.
As the idea and function of coaching is becoming more popular, supervisors are beginning to review and reconfigure their roles in their organization. Pastors and network leaders are also being challenged to take on more of a coaching role. The question arises “Can supervisors be coaches?”
In order to answer that question, let’s take a look at the role of supervisor and coach a little more closely. continued
