Coach’s Self-Reflection
Coach’s Self-Application
How can the Coach “be strong and be brave” in his coaching role? By continuous incremental improvement of his effectiveness. This is done through continuous learning from our experience, from our successes and failures. The best tool we have is “After-Action Review” also called “Lessons Learned” or “Debriefing”. AAR is a learning process. The goal is to improve performance. It is not a critique. (*8)
After each and every coaching conversation session, the Coach will reflect and answer in writing the following four questions and their sub-questions
1. What was the Plan?
What was intended? What was expected to happen? What were my assumptions?
2. What was the Reality?
What actually happened? Who did what? Who said or asked what? What were the results?
3. What were the Positive Outcomes?
What went well, and why? How can we keep doing that well?
4. What Needs to be Improved?
What needs to be improved? How can we improve it? Why/what would we change? What was learnt? What will be done differently next time?
Client’s Application Activities:
The objective of the activities described below is to support the Client to “be strong and be brave”: help him build his self-confidence; do his self-awareness reflection; acknowledge his achievements, efforts, and strengths; understand his fears and overcome them; encourage the Client to establish challenging and inspiring goals related with his values.
Self-Confidence Self-Assessment
On a 1-10 scale how do you see yourself regarding your Self-Confidence in each of the following three areas?
What actions you need and are willing to take to move two points forward on the scale in each of the areas?
Reflection and Dialogue about Self-Confidence
Work with a partner. Talk about self-confidence. Use these phrases to help you: