Coaching and Leadership Development
Introduction Hierarchically positioned managers benefit from conversations with someone who can challenge their thinking, provide genuine feedback, and offer diverse perspectives. Senior leaders are often…
Introduction Hierarchically positioned managers benefit from conversations with someone who can challenge their thinking, provide genuine feedback, and offer diverse perspectives. Senior leaders are often…
Facilitated Learning I follow these ten principles of facilitated learning. I build authentic, attentive, trustworthy, and caring relationships. I take the time to get to…
{Grant & Hartley, 2013. Developing the leader as coach: insights, strategies and tips for embedding coaching skills in the workplace. Coaching: An International Journal of…
{Adapted from the Best Foot Forward project toolkit.} The Planning Guide as a Resource The Positive Leader Development Program entails structured coaching conversations between leaders…
Introductory Notes The coach’s philosophy influences the coaching model he endorses. The coach may assume the diagnostician role and direct prescriptive change as in the…
Which questions inspire ownership and resilience in my client? Which ones do I find helpful to get me started in the conversation? Does this engage…
{Vogt, Brown, & Isaacs, 2003. The Art of Powerful Questions: Catalyzing Insight, Innovation, and Action.} Questions influence the usefulness of the knowledge we acquire and…
There are several crucial elements in coaching, such as goal selection, goal shaping, action planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation, etc. Different elements require different models…
Coach – Client Relationship Rating Scale I see my coach as caring and approachable. My coach does collaborate effectively. My coach does communicate effectively. Overall…
(For standard active coaching sessions rather than unique sessions, such as feedback or development planning meetings) Greetings, reactions to the last session, and ideas that…
Help Others Be Their Best SELF To be completed by the person receiving feedback My Name: Name of person giving feedback: My key realized strengths…
Strengths assessment Please complete the strengths assessment: Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) by going to (). The survey will take 30 minutes, and…
The task for the preparation stage is to assist the client in envisaging her future life, verbalizing her intrinsic goals in detail, and converting the…
{Van Coller-Peter & de Vries, 2022. Towards building theory on coachee readiness. International Journal of Evidence-Based Coaching and Mentoring, Vol. 20(1)} Client readiness Lack of…
{Spurlock, 2013. Business Development: A Practical Guide for the Small Professional Services Firm} Key Concepts Be clear on what you are trying to accomplish in…
Some Meditations on My Approach to Coaching Is coaching effective for change and growth? What approaches are better and more effective in creating and sustaining…
What does collective life look like in 2022? Individuals are left to themselves to cope with all the confusions arising from modern disembodied techno-social life,…
Identify the Leader’s Understanding of Your Role (1) Look for misalignment in expectations about your role between you and the leader. (2) Avoid taking on…
{O’Neill, 2007. Executive Coaching With Backbone and Heart} The Roots of the Coaching Phases {The ‘research’ activity in action research is part of a continuous…
{Burger & Van Coller-Peter, 2019. A guiding framework for multi-stakeholder contracting in executive coaching. SAJHRM.} Contractual Elements: Accountability; Confidentiality; Goal attainment – organizational and individual …