Very lively and hands on session. Trainers focus on teaching concepts as well applying them immidiately to real world problems.
Day 1
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Welcome and Introductions
Welcome participants, introduce ground rules and expectations. Ice breakers and introductions, past experience with coaching.
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What is Coaching ?
Interactive session to understand the definition of Coaching vs. Mentoring/Advising/Consulting
Coaching skill self assessment, debrief
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What is AccountabilityVisioning Accountability
Five key Diagnosis questions,
The Oz principle
Steps of accountability.
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How can understanding motivation help leaders coach colleagues to greater accountability ?Understanding Motivation
Intrinsic vs. Extrinsix motivation
Elements of work satisfaction
Finding flow
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Lunch break
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Effective use of questionsAsking the right questions
Change your questions
As a coach, we need to constantly be asking ourselves good questions. And we need to ask good questions of the colleagues we are coaching. But also extremely important, we need to teach those we are coaching to ask themselves good questions. In so doing, we are teaching them how to coach themselves when we are not there.
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Coffee/Bio break
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Turning talents into strengths
How the effective coach can help a colleague be more aware of his natural talents and abilities, and then help guide the colleague to use them more effectively so that they become strengths.
Focus on weaknesses vs. Focus on strengths
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A thin line separates success from failureMoving above the line
Below that line lies excuse making, blaming others, confusion and an attitude of helplessness, while above that line we find a sense of reality, ownership, commitment, solutions to problems and determined action.
Every human being can fall Below the Line from time to time. So the challenge for a coach is to help a colleague move back above the line.
Steps for moving above the line.
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Recap the conceptsAdjourn for the day
Review concepts and activity results.
Participants to give specific work situations where they can use the Strength Based Coaching immidiately.
Course content will be provided as a printed book for each participant. It can be provided in PDF form for extra charge.
Documentation
The course content and tool templates will be distributed at the start of the training.
Questions
For a nominal charge, Trainers can share contact details so that participants can ask questions after the training as they apply the concepts.