Your Office as Coaching Central by Bill Peace At the end of your work day, think about who you spoke with. What were their concerns? …
Your Office as Coaching Central
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What If the Client’s Solution is Bad?
OK – push back here – who decides if it is a bad answer? Also, who decides whether a bad answer is worth the learning …
What Happens If the Coach Gives Advice?
To illustrate the answer, start with this story: A client is at risk for losing their job because of nonperformance in a specific area. The …
Significant Learning in Coach Training
In coach training it is often a discussion of what a coach is NOT that starts the most important paradigm shift from helping by solving …
Challenges to Learning Coaching
When participating in a coach training program, what is the biggest challenge to learning how to coach effectively? The answer comes from 10 years of …
QUESTIONNAIRES IN COACHING
During coach training it is incredibly valuable to have questionnaires for use during coaching sessions for several reasons: it provides concrete examples of how to …
Role Playing During Coaching Sessions
In coaching sessions when clients are focused on how to handle a particular conversation, it is sometimes helpful to role play the conversation. Start with …
Experiential Learning Activities with the Coaching Process
Experiential learning occurs throughout coaching sessions in many ways. As a start, the coach is modeling interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and people skills which is …
BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND BLOGS AS COACHING RESOURCES
As a coach, chances are you read – this is naturally a part of staying current in the field plus it means you are continuing …
Coaching Tools
What tools are helpful to clients, coaches, and the coaching process? Tools include assessments for a fuller understanding and awareness, written information for learning, and …