Part 2: A Curious Coaching Student by Brandi Alvarez<\/p>\n
Currently I am working on a Masters in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.\u00a0 I finished my first class today and I have already begun to draw the parallels between coaching and alternative dispute resolution: they both use very similar skill sets.\u00a0 There is just no third party! \u00a0As a coach<\/a> you use active listening skills, good reframing and clarifying questions, and you establish trust and ensure confidentiality.\u00a0 The process and outcome belongs to the client.<\/p>\n As I dive into this material I find myself looking more into conflict coaching material and working on the two side by side.\u00a0 I am reflecting back on Bernie Mayer\u2019s work in \u201cBeyond Neutrality\u201d and thanking him for opening my eyes to worlds outside of mediation and third party roles.\u00a0 I think I may have found my fit in these ally roles. \u00a0While personally my focus outside this certification<\/a> is conflict management, it is interesting to see how far the definition of coach goes.\u00a0 It means so many things to different people.\u00a0 There are different kinds of coaches – life, executive, career, business, group, and yes, conflict.\u00a0 There are many options and opportunities.\u00a0 For me it was great to hear what a coach is not – an advisor, therapist, mentor, or consultant.\u00a0 Coaching is always forward focused. \u00a0As a coach you are there to listen, ask questions, challenge thinking, and empower the client so they create an action plan. \u00a0You are an encourager!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Part 2: A Curious Coaching Student by Brandi Alvarez Currently I am working on a Masters in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.\u00a0 I finished my first … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[70,91,119,77,85,50,86,67,55,81,88,118,68,117,63,87,79,76],"class_list":["post-3825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coaching-stories","tag-achieve-and-sustain-excellence","tag-business-coach","tag-career-coach-certification","tag-client","tag-coach-training","tag-coaching","tag-coaching-certification","tag-coaching-niche","tag-coaching-services","tag-coaching-success","tag-effective-coaching","tag-executive-coach-certification","tag-group-coaching","tag-life-coaching-certification","tag-niche","tag-professional-coach","tag-skills","tag-understand","latest_post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n