Some tips:
A cardinal principle to be followed – coach does not offer solution – Client has to develop and decide on the preferred option
Forward Planning – Actions, Time Frame
A good closure with clear action forward is very important in a coaching session. Help client define the next steps, develop specific action plan, fosters motivation to maintain momentum, be specific and define timing.
What are you going to do? What steps do you have to take to get there? or When will you do that? Encourage the client to charge along ambitiously. For example, if client says he or she will start to solve a problem by having a conversation with a relevant person next Friday, you could say, How about this Friday?
Some helpful questions at the stage are:
Finally, coach should close session with “To what extent does the options develop meet the objective? And “how does client feel now?, and, “What could the I (Coach) do to support you?
Learning from Golf for a Coach
As a coach one can learn a lot from the game of Golf. A few key learning are:
References:
GROW Model – Coaching for Performance, Fourth Edition, by John Whitmore
Grown Model – Notes / reading material from ICA classes
‘A Manager’s Guide to Coaching by Brian Emerson and Anne Loehr
Inner Game of Golf – W Timothy Gallaway,
“The Legend of Bagger Vance”, An American Film, by Robert Redford, year 2000