Episode 42: Qualities and Skills of Effective Team Coaches

The research is clear: teams are indisputably more powerful than individuals in solving problems. However, teams can sometimes get in their own way due to poor team dynamics or mediocre process. In this episode, Dr. Bill Jacox explains how team coaches can help push a team to a higher level of team performance. Like Olympic athletes, high performing teams have coaches that help them thrive. Learn the top 5 skills and qualities team coaches need and how they can help teams. Interested in being a team coach or do you think your team needs a coach? If so, this episode is for you.

What You’ll Learn

• What a team coach is, and we are not talking about sport teams here.


• How team coaches impact teams


• Top 5 skills and qualities of team coaches

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About Bill Jacox
Bill is a seasoned director, facilitator, trainer, manager, and coach with substantive experience both as a practitioner and trainer in the fields of leadership development, staff development, team building, change management, team alignment, culture, engagement, and performance. With 20 years experience influencing others, providing strategic direction, and aligning learning programs to organizational needs, Bill loves to assist organizations and individuals in developing their leadership capacity. He has assessed, developed, and implemented leadership development programs within for-profit, not-for-profit, and higher education organizations. Developing and delivering high quality comprehensive learning strategies and programs to help organizations achieve their performance objectives is an area of professional practice that he is particularly passionate about. He lives in the San Fransisco Bay Area with his family, providing training and organizational development services to Alameda County.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode

• What Are the Key Qualities and Skills of Effective Team Coaches? by Bill Jacox


• Bill Jacox on LinkedIN

The Weekly Challenge

Follow Bill's advice and spend some time observing another team. What did you notice? What did you learn? Share your experiences below in the comments section.