Everyone progresses at his/her own pace. Some people can develop new skills through self-learning, but some need a bit of external help. Nevertheless, we all get to reach a point where we have to pass our skills to others.
In my case, I had to experiment with my coaching skills and see if I could manage. I wanted to observe what kind of problems I’ll be confronting, how I could teach my colleagues certain things easy and efficiently (due to the fact that we all have tasks and ongoing projects), how could I combine theory with practice, and last but not least: if I am good at this or not.
At the time, we didn’t need a new Junior Graphic Designer or an intern, so I had no one to practice with. Then it hit me: What tool is needed in all our departments? Photoshop! Front-end Developers are using it for implementation. Content Editors are using it to create banners/edit images/ social media posts, etc. Testers are using it to check designs and to see if every part of the User Interface was implemented correctly.
Once I asked my colleagues if they’d like to participate, they were thrilled about the idea, so I have found my coaching group.