He/she learns how to suspend own judgment and focus on observable facts, making sure not to look at the situation through a personal lens.
Once the client has noticed his/her thoughts he/she can be selective about them: he/she can choose whether they are positive or negative.
At that stage, the coach challenge the thinking and assumptions of the clients. The coach’s role is to facilitate the clients’ learning based on what can be seen, observed, rather than interpreted by clients’ understanding of reality.
Below are several questions that coach may find helpful in guiding clients during the session:
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Decode
Decoding calls for the coach to consider the possible positive intentions of clients by analysing what the values and beliefs that may have influenced
their behaviour. We reflect on the client’s conversation and actions and decide with him whether and how to address his/her need.
At that stage the coach invites the client to look at his/her current situation from different angles and perspectives. The intention here is to provide the client with awareness and insight resulting in clarity on how to move forward. Here the coach helps client to visualize change, remind him/her that if he can see it, he can change it.
Below are several questions that coach may find helpful in guiding clients while in session:
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Design/Develop
Here the coach design or develop a strategy to enable the clients to bridge the gap between the current situation and what he/she wants to achieve. In this way the client gains new insight, which leads to more options, which can create a stronger desire to change.
By encouragement, the coach ensures that this energy is channelled into action and a change of habits. We help the client to identify and to remove the obstacles in their daily life and to get the best from themselves.
The coach is present with his clients in order to support their movements, their need to make changes to achieve their goals, as well as who they want to be.
There are a variety of different methods that a coach can utilize in strategy development: verbal or visual expression, writing, body language, changing thinking, etc. The overall purpose is to allow the client to gain personal insight while experimenting with new patterns of behaviour.
Below are several questions that coach may find helpful in guiding clients during the session:
The REFINE stage – 5R Benefits
The Refine stage is representative of the benefits the client can access along the JOURNEY toward higher fulfilment and sustainable success. It is like a protective roof that gives stability to the structure.
Benefits allow to have a broader view on the client’s journey. Although results are important, the journey is the most important part in the coaching relationship. It ‘s the cycle of learning and action that leads to more action based on what the client learned, which leads to more learning, etc. It’s an ongoing process with a positive impact in many tangible and intangible ways for clients:
Also, refining means taking a closer look at what things that are working well and things that need adjusting. Considering the client’s journey of learning, the coach helps him/her to re-evaluate whether or not he/she is moving in the right direction. If the results are unexpected and the client hits some bumps along the way, then he learns from process and know how to approach a situation differently the next time.
Below are several questions that coach may find helpful in guiding clients during the session:
In Conclusion
The primary goal of coaching is to help the coachees grow and realise their aspirations.
The REALIZATION Coaching Model helps the client to DEFINE and REFINE the changes he/she wants to make, assess the status of his/her current situation, and prioritize the next steps towards future success.
The REALIZATION Coaching takes the common approach a step further by affording a coach the freedom to work on a wider range of topics, including but not limited to leadership issues, relationship issues, goal settings, decision making, conflict management, confidence building, health and more.