Coaching 2017

COACHING March 2017 Definition of Coaching “Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential which is particularly important in today’s uncertain and complex environment Coaches honor the client as the expert in his or her life and work and believe every client is creative, resourceful and whole.” (Source: International Coaching Federation) Coaching Core Competencies A Setting the Foundation Ethics Coaching Agreement B Co-creating the Relationship Establishing Trust & Intimacy with the Client Coaching Presence C Communicating Effectively Active Listening Powerful Questioning Direction Communication D Facilitating Learning and Results Creating Awareness Designing Actions 10 Planning & Goal Setting (Source: International Coaching Federation) Creating Awareness • Assessments: A variety of assessments are available to support the coaching process, depending upon the needs and circumstances of the individual or business Assessments provide objective information that can enhance selfawareness, as well as awareness of others and their circumstances; provide a benchmark for evaluating progress (Source: International Coaching Federation) • Personality Tests / Assessment Tools : many different instruments available to provide insight to an individual's character or psychological makeup how people perceive the world and make decisions (Nature vs Nuture??) • Personality Tests: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator [Extravert/Introvert, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, Judging/Perceiving], Hogan Personality Inventory, DISC Assessment [Dominance; Influence; Steadiness and Conscientiousness], Gallup Strength Finder, etc • 360o Assessments: (Self, Peers, Boss, Subordinates): Center for Creative Leadership® Assessment, OPM Leadership 360 , Denison Leadership Development Survey, Multi-Source assessment & Feedback (MSAF) – Army’s Training & Doctrine Command, etc TM • Mindset: Fixed vs Growth Disclaimer: Army does not endorse any specific Personality Test or 360 Assessment Tool Classic Four Temperaments Sanguine (Element: Fire) Lively, enthusiastic, approachable, generous, confident, affectionate, makes friends easily Choleric (Element: Air) Take-charge, dynamic leader Confident, decisive, ambitious, competitive [arrogant, impulsive, attention-seeking, forgetful] [domineering, intense, easily-angered] Phlegmatic (Element: Water) Steady, amicable, dependable, polite, calm, even-tempered [avoids conflict, lacks confidence, lazy] Melancholic (Element: Earth) Reflective, introspective, very kind, considerate, highly creative [inflexible, pessimistic] Characters of the Four Temperaments Sanguine (Element: Fire) Lively, enthusiastic, approachable, generous, confident, affectionate, makes friends easily Choleric (Element: Air) Take-charge, dynamic leader Confident, decisive, ambitious, competitive [arrogant, impulsive, attention-seeking, forgetful] [domineering, intense, easily-angered] Phlegmatic (Element: Water) Steady, amicable, dependable, polite, calm, even-tempered [avoids conflict, lacks confidence, lazy] Melancholic (Element: Earth) Reflective, introspective, very kind, considerate, highly creative [inflexible, pessimistic] Poker Anyone? Receive cards Focus Leadership, LLC, 2017 All Rights Reserved Consider the cards that you received Find a partner Take turns sharing your cards with stories/examples of how these traits have helped you and how they’ve gotten in your way Experience the Energy  Focus Energy Balance Indicator (FEBI): “a validated psychometric instrument that measures 4 energy patterns in the nervous system that map to 4 factors of personality, ways of moving, and essential modes of leadership.”  When you enter the physical state of a particular pattern, the rest of the mind-body system tends to follow, and out come the behaviors of that pattern expressed in a way that’s natural to you  Experience the energy patterns get a felt sense of your own preferences for these energies, and how to access and use each one Focus Leadership, LLC, 2017 All Rights Reserved Driver Movement: Push Essential for: • Drives for results • Challenges barriers • Stretches for goals • Loves to win • Gets to the point • Fast and direct • Independent Focus Leadership, LLC, 2017 All Rights Reserved Driver center: * Too much Driver : • Wins at all costs • Impatient and volatile • Runs over people Organizer Movement: Hold Form Essential for: • Does the right thing • Moves step by step • Proper • Likes order, plans, lists • Neat and tidy • Stable and reliable Focus Leadership, LLC, 2017 All Rights Reserved Organizer center: * Too much Organizer: • Gets rigid, stuck • Puts form over substance • Can’t keep up Collaborator Movement: to and fro Collaborator Essential for: center: • Engages people • Has fun! • Rolls with the punches • Sees both sides • Works around obstacles • Plays in the give-and-take • Builds teams and Too much Collaborator: networks • Waffles on decisions • Gets too political • Is not taken seriously * Focus Leadership, LLC, 2017 All Rights Reserved Visionary Movement: extend Essential for: • Goes with the flow • Lets go • Thinks in leaps • Sees the big picture • Seeks harmony, essence • Thinks strategically • Future-oriented Focus Leadership, LLC, 2017 All Rights Reserved Visionary center: * Too much Visionary: • Drifts off • Lacks followthrough • Too disorganized Any Pattern Can Be Practiced… and Practice Builds Ease Driver Running, tennis Hard and fast sports Karate, kendo Office: Clear desk Art: Bold, high contrast Music: Hard rock, hip hop Saying: “Failure is impossible.” Push Walking, cleaning Yoga, meditation Slow, repeating movements Office: Well organized Art: Still shapes and forms Music: Classical, marches Saying: “Be prepared.” Hold Organizer Focus Leadership, LLC, 2017 All Rights Reserved Visionary Tai chi, chi kung Floating, drifting motions Meditation, sailing Office: Sunlight, many stacks Art: Expansive, post-modern Music: New age, Chinese Saying: “What wants to happen?” Extend Aikido, team sports Swinging motions—golf Swing dance Office: Messy, colorful Art: One thing leads to another Music: Swing, jazz Saying: “Bounce back.” To 'n' Fro Collaborator Who are you? What energies you want to tap into? ... International Coaching Federation) Coaching Core Competencies A Setting the Foundation Ethics Coaching Agreement B Co-creating the Relationship Establishing Trust & Intimacy with the Client Coaching. .. Planning & Goal Setting (Source: International Coaching Federation) Creating Awareness • Assessments: A variety of assessments are available to support the coaching process, depending upon the needs...Definition of Coaching “Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them