When taking notes during a coaching session, if the notes are on a company-owned computer is the information confidential? No. If the notes are sent …
Record Keeping
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Coaching Notes
During coaching sessions, does the coach take notes? Some yes, some no. Do clients take notes? Some yes, some no. What are the reasons? For …
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 …
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 …
Coaching Techniques as Tools
During coach training so many different techniques and tools are covered that there is information overload. Often participants grasp some of it; they review their …
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 …
Visual Diagramming in Coaching
Before beginning as a coach, the preparation includes developing competencies, learning the ethics, and creating a process for engaging with a client. Often time people …
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 …
Assessment Tools in Coaching
Interesting dilemma: coaches do not assess or diagnose. So how do assessments fit with coaching? Sometimes coaches also serve as a consultant or as someone …