Tandem coaching in the work context
For business partners, co-managers and specialists and managers who need clarification in their collaboration.
Tandem coaching
Clarify cooperation
Collaboration between two people develops its own dynamic over time. Differences in expectations, roles or working methods become noticeable. Conversations often remain on the surface or go round in circles.
In coaching, we view collaboration as an independent relationship system. We make visible which patterns and reactions characterize the interaction. This provides clarity about what currently determines the collaboration and where change can be initiated.
Your situation
Typical occasions for tandem coaching
Coaching for 2 people makes sense in the following situations:
- You work as Co-management or business partners and would like to clarify your cooperation, sharpen roles and make decisions more reliably.
- Between you and another person in a Key role, e.g. between manager and employee or between HR and line management, There is a need for clarification with regard to expectations, responsibility or cooperation in everyday life.
- You are facing a challenging situation together, e.g. in dealing with Overwork or an illness such as burnout, and would like to clarify how you deal with this as a collaboration.
- You have had difficult experiences working together in the past and would like to Recognize tensions early on and deal with them constructively, before conflicts become entrenched.
- Misunderstandings or ambiguities repeatedly arise in your collaboration. We clarify this in coaching, how your cooperation currently works and what is needed for a harmonious collaboration.
- You would like to consciously develop your collaboration further or Conclude clearly and professionally, when you part ways.
If the situation is already deadlocked or conflicts are at the forefront, you can find out more about Conflict resolution →
Have you landed on this page because you are dealing with a team conflict? I would be happy to support you and your team with a Team coaching →
«Differences are not a problem.
The decisive factor is how you deal with it."
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Process
How do we set up tandem coaching?
1. Getting to know each other
In a free video call, we check whether the chemistry is right. We talk about your overarching goal for the coaching, my approach and our expectations.
2nd kick-off meeting
We clarify the coaching goals and discuss how we want to organize the collaboration. Once the basics have been clarified, we can start working on the content.
3. decision
After the kick-off meeting, we decide whether and how we will continue working. If necessary, we record the framework conditions in a brief coaching agreement.
4. accompaniment
We work with suitable methods and impulses as part of an individual coaching process that is geared towards your topics and goals.
You can find an overview of prices and time formats here → Investment.
Coach
Who accompanies the tandem coaching?
As Occupational and organizational psychologist I accompany two people or teams, clarify and shape their cooperation. The focus is on this, the dynamics between people and recurring patterns of interaction to understand. This results in concrete next steps for dealing with the situation.
I offer a structured framework in which you can Your cooperation, roles and mutual expectations can clarify. Discussions are conducted in such a way that both perspectives become visible and new forms of cooperation are possible.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about tandem coaching
For which roles or constellations is tandem coaching useful?
Tandem coaching is useful for two people who work closely together in a work context and whose interaction is central to the collaboration. This includes, for example, co-managers, business partners and key roles such as managers and employees or HR and line management.
It is suitable both for clarifying specific issues and for consciously shaping cooperation, especially when expectations, roles or decision-making processes are unclear or tensions are emerging.
Coaching is less about who is right and more about who is right, how the interaction in the system works and what it takes to make collaboration possible again.
In contrast to traditional mediation, which often focuses on factual issues, this approach specifically with the relationship and interactions between the parties involved on. As soon as there is more clarity here, many technical issues can be clarified more easily.
The approach is practical and geared to your specific situation.
What approach is tandem coaching based on?
Tandem coaching is based, among other things, on the ORSC approach (Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching). This systemic approach considers cooperation between two people as an independent system and helps to better understand the dynamics of the interaction.
Coaching is less about clarifying individual positions than it is about clarifying them, how cooperation works and what is needed to make it sustainable.
The focus is on the interactions between those involved, on roles, expectations and recurring patterns. As soon as there is more clarity here, many questions can be clarified more easily in everyday working life.
What happens if I realize after the kick-off meeting that it's not a good fit?
Chemistry and mutual trust are the basis for successful coaching. The kick-off meeting explicitly serves as Test field. If you (or I) realize afterwards that my way of working or the setting is not optimally suited to your concerns, the process ends at this point. In this case, only the individual session will be charged according to the conditions for the kick-off session and there will be no further obligations.
How is confidentiality ensured in coaching?
As an occupational and organizational psychologist, I am subject to the legal duty of confidentiality. A protected space is the prerequisite for you to be able to talk openly about challenges. Everything you bring to the table remains between us and is not communicated to the outside world. If your company finances the coaching, we clearly agree in advance that only organizational details will be communicated.
How is a coaching process structured and how high is the investment?
An overview of the structure of the coaching process and the investment can be found on the page Investment. The duration, meeting frequency and conditions are transparently presented there.
Where do the coaching sessions take place and are they also available online?
Coaching sessions take place in my coaching room in Zurich on Zeltweg 10 or online takes place. Information about the Coaching in Zurich can be found on the main page. I support team development directly in the respective organization.