{"id":8880,"date":"2020-11-16T09:03:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T09:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=8880"},"modified":"2020-09-22T15:24:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:24:28","slug":"technology-in-coaching-is-a-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/technology-in-coaching-is-a-blessing\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology in Coaching is a Blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Paul Kawkabany – https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/psy_aul\/\"Paul<\/a><\/p>\n

As a coach, do you lack direct communication with your customers without having to sit behind the screen or listen on the phone?<\/p>\n

What do you miss the most in your face-to-face meetings?<\/p>\n

How has technology helped you recently in building a healthy coaching relationship?<\/p>\n

A lot of questions that come to my mind, especially after the crisis that the world is going through.\u00a0 I will share the experience that happened with me during Group Coaching in our first group.\u00a0 The experience printed a lot on me and prompted me to ask many questions and search for answers.<\/p>\n

First of all, in the Certified Master Coach<\/a> training, each week we attend a group training session led by one or two classmates. The coaches have the option of choosing a specific topic themselves or via survey or can invite the group to choose the focus when the session starts. We were excited to start with the first session.<\/p>\n

An important note: I am a Lebanese residing in Lebanon, and whoever knows the stress of the Arab world with technology and the Internet realizes that we suffer from many problems regarding permanent power cuts, internet malfunctions, and slow service. So my colleague and I decided for him to run the technology in case of any malfunctions.<\/p>\n

What happened exceeded my expectations personally. \u00a0The session started with complete enthusiasm at seven in the evening Lebanon time and apparently the technology that we used needed a certain internet speed that was not available in my area, so technical malfunctions began from the program stopping, the stagnation of the mouse, my inability to open software or to shut down, and the slowing of my computer. \u00a0I started to feel frustration, anger, and disappointment. \u00a0I know very well that these three emotions are toxic and drain my effort, energy, and time.<\/p>\n

For 90 minutes I heard the participants speak and participate, I was taking notes and I was preparing a group of questions to ask during the session. I felt that I disappointed my colleague because I was unable to engage. \u00a0I left him alone in the first group coaching session. \u00a0I was very anxious and tense until the meeting ended. I reviewed everything that happened and concluded the following:<\/p>\n