In this blog series a variety of styles are described with examples for coaching each. Because each person is a combination of personality styles and …
Center for Coaching Certification Skills, Tools and Techniques
Skills Tools and Techniques
Coaching the Kinesthetic
Learning through the senses of touch, smell, and taste, Kinesthetic people are highly aware of their feelings and those of others.
Coaching the Auditory
Tuning in to the way things are said, Auditory people learn best by hearing.
Coaching the Visual
Share your thoughts in a comment on this blog post. Learning best by seeing, visuals focus on what is around them and how it looks.
Coaching the Investigator
Share your thoughts in a comment on this blog post. Soft-spoken and task-focused, Sam values quiet and the time to properly research plans.
Coaching the Achiever
Share your thoughts in a comment on this blog post. Out-spoken and task-focused, the Achiever values completing tasks.
Coaching the Celebrator
Out-spoken and people-focused, the Celebrator is very social and optimistic.
Coaching the Pleaser
Both soft-spoken and people-focused, the Pleaser wants other to be happy.
Coaching the Task-focused
A task-focused person starts with the list of tasks, timelines, and objectives, moving on to inter-personal connection if and when time allows.
Coaching the People-focused
People-focused is defined as placing a priority on people, social interactions, sharing stories, and connecting instead of focusing on tasks.