COACHING COUNSELING OF MANAGERS IN CONDITIONS OF PROFESSIONAL CRISIS

Abstract

The article highlights the essence of the professional crisis of managers in the current circumstances of the war in Ukraine. The general causes of professional crises are described (dissatisfaction with one's position and status; dissatisfaction with socio-economic conditions; age and psychological changes of a specialist; professional deformation; life situation problems). The coaching process related to the career difficulties of managers is considered. The effects that can be achieved in the process of coaching counseling are described, namely: get rid of uncertainty in actions, remove internal blocks and work out existing explicit and implicit contradictions; objectively assess the situation and one's capabilities; be realized in professional activity; find internal motivation to achieve career goals; get rid of illusions and pseudo-goals; identify your strengths and weaknesses, unlock your potential; to realize their own true professional values. Here is an approximate list of questions, the answers to which will help the manager to better understand the specifics of the current situation, his capabilities and prospects as a specialist. This is a question about the level of professional competence; questions about the team of employees and the manager's place in it; questions regarding a possible change of job to another and possible problems that may arise in this case, and others. The expected results of career coaching are highlighted: a new career goal is formed; finding new resources and opportunities for career growth in new conditions; strengthening of personal motivation in achieving career goals; action plan for solving strategic and tactical career problems; found individual tools for solving current professional tasks; determined development of the manager's set of competencies in the changed conditions.