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Many companies fall into the mistake of hiring someone who has managed people before, and assuming that, since they're an experienced manager, they don't need any more help. Nothing could be further from the truth. The fact is that managers are human beings too, and just as cooking at home for a few years doesn't leave someone completely qualified to be a good chef (although it might well be a good start), being a good manager consists of more than having experience managing some people for a while.

Management coaches enter at this point. Human resources are most beneficial to companies when they provide management coaching to help turn mediocre or poor managers into world-class leaders. Fortune 500 corporations will spend millions of dollars to train their employees with the best coaches the world has to offer. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs don't know everything either. They know this, which is why they're willing to spend so much money to train their people.

An analogy can be drawn with the field of music - George Gershwin took lessons in harmony from other composers, at a time when he was the most famous and well-paid living composer in the world! If the leaders of the world take personal coaching, isn't that a good indication that management coaching is an important part of bringing out the best in your management team?

Where to draw the line is the only question. Does everyone who is someone's supervisor need management coaching? What if someone is only a project leader? Lead engineer? Merely "senior" engineer, managing no one but himself or herself? The answer is definitely yes.

Anyone who makes decisions in management requires some coaching, because no one is perfect. All of us have to learn what we know from somewhere, and anyone in business needs to stay ahead of the curve. The old saying is more true than ever in the business world- you snooze, you lose. Without training, you lose your edge, your team's competitive advantage, and your laborers if your snoozing goes on for long enough.

If you have received good management coaching, then your teams will not be destroyed by single incidents, and bad days will not have carryover effects. Leadership is much more difficult than managing, and much more rewarding for your business. But leadership doesn't happen by itself. Management coaches can help you develop the leaders your business needs to be great.