Posts Tagged ‘coaching’
When Do I Coach?
Many people hold the misconception that coaching is ONLY about problems. In reality, there are many opportunities to coach which show up in both our personal and professional lives. According to Marcia Reynolds, in her book, Coach the Person, Not the Problem, she offers these possibilities as an ideal time for a coaching conversation. Exploring…
Read MoreWhat Coaching Is . . . AND . . . What It Is Not?
In our Level I seminar – Leadership Coaching for High Performance, you create a list in response to this question – What Is Coaching and What Is It Not? Here are some of your responses: What Coaching IS What Coaching Is Not Full presence Multi-tasking Non-judgemental Judgment Partnering Mentoring Now, add your own: What Coaching…
Read MoreLeading with the Coach Heart
School is starting again and with that glorious time of the year also comes much planning and thoughtfulness about the past year, its goals and challenges; and as always, the new challenges and craziness are coming right at us. In this unprecedented time of societal and economic upheaval, leaders feel more powerless and anxious than…
Read MoreLet’s Look at Why Coaching Works
I’ll be honest. It concerns me when companies or organizations don’t think that coaching is worth their time, effort, or resources. So, in keeping with the theme of “look,” let’s take a look at three important reasons why coaching is so very valuable to any organization who desires growth and change. We don’t change well…
Read MoreThe Learning Question – Finish Strong!
“Focus on the real problem, not the first problem. If you are not trying to fix things, you don’t need the backstory.” Michael Bungay Stanier This is the last question Stanier writes about in his book, The Coaching Habit. He states that the best way to finish strong is to ask the question, “What was…
Read MoreThe Coaching Habit: 7 Great Questions
“To be on a quest is nothing more or less than to become an asker of questions.” Sam Keen Michael Bungay Stanier’s book, The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever, offers seven questions that he proposes will increase our impact as Coach Leaders. Question 1: The Kickstart Question…
Read MoreThree Ways to Create New Possibilities with Your Client
In coaching, there is typically a gap between where the client currently is and where she or he desires to be. Our role, as coach, is to support the client in closing the gap, either partially or completely. We have this saying in our Level II seminar: “Think what you’ve never thought, write what you’ve…
Read MoreConnecting to Your Client
This month we’re centered on three important behaviors of a coach as she meets with her client in a coaching conversation, virtually or in person. Earlier, we considered important ways for a coach to prepare for a coaching conversation. Today, let’s zoom in on an important way to be in the coaching conversation. It begins…
Read MoreWhy Choose An Accredited Coaching Program
Previously, we discussed becoming a credentialed coach. Here is a video by the International Coach Federation about their organization.
Read MoreFive Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Coaching Investment
Each year we work with school districts or programs which hire coaches for educators within their system. Most of the time, even if the system provides some background about what coaching is, those being coached come to us not really knowing what to expect. Most are very interested, but also a little anxious, about what…
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