The Effect of team coaching on collaborative value within ashoka fellows' organizations in Africa
Keywords:
ashoka, collaborative value, team coachingAbstract
The striking of the Covid-19 pandemic, defined by an economic slump, has created an emergency as
the capacity of government and nonprofit services to support communities have been stretched close to
breaking point. Team coaching enables teams to collaboratively co-create structures and processes
that support the needs of organizations. Team coaching has accentuated team productivity, improved
engagement levels, and helped reach commonly accepted team goals as a collective strategic practice.
Explanatory sequential mixed-method research design consisting of two distinct phases, namely
quantitative and qualitative approaches, was adopted. The target population constituted 154 Ashoka
Fellows organizations working in 19 countries in Africa. Quantitative data was collected using
structured questionnaires via an online survey, while qualitative data was collected using interview
guides via Zoom. The collected data were analyzed using SmartPLS software for Structural Equation
Modeling (SEM) as well as Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The study findings
indicated a significant P-value of 0.012. It was further observed that team coaching accounted for
29.2% of the variation in collaborative value. Coaching teams should be encouraged to unleash teams'
potential to solve problems and form alignment between how they work, deliver, and their continued
development over time as it creates new insights and awareness and translates the latest insights into
meaningful actions.
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