coaching

In our own work we have observed that progress toward goals may be affected by many

factors, such as:

Motivation (How important is it to you?)

Contextual awareness (How accurate is your picture of external factors that may help

or hinder achievement?)

Ownership (Who shares this goal and has a stake in its outcome?)

Clarity (Are you able to envision the o

• How can I use this experience?


• How does this experience relate to other situations I've been in? What can I learn for that situation?


• Knowing what I know now, what would I do differently next time?

Example: A client used her narrative coaching session to pivot from ‘I make the best of what is given to me' (old story) to ‘I choose to create what matters to me' (new story) – which she then started to use in suitable opportunities to attain more of what she wanted.

Different cultures reflect different ways of being. Each culture provides a frame of meaning and associated assumptions about how to understand and behave in different situations. Business performance and productivity is built on people working together effectively (coordinating action) to reach objectives, which is underpinned by shared meaning. E

What are valid reasons for an organization to request coaching for an executive? Under what circumstances is it not appropriate to provide executive coaching?

Well-timed, skilful articulation of observations is the hallmark of the highly accomplished coach. Clumsy, ill-timed interventions can risk the safety, trust and confidence that are so vital to the working alliance.

Having created some different options and then decided on one course of action, it is vitally important that the transformational coach creates time and space for coachees to rehearse what they will…

Level 1: Behaviour change – this is normally achievable in the relatively short term. It requires focused feedback, a commitment to change, and the development of alternative behaviours and practice as well as reinforcement. Level 2: Self-image – the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves and how we view ourselves, both consciously and unconscio

What are the benefits of reflective practice?

• Consolidate new learning into our practice.

• Innovation and vitality through - opening our mindsets to multiple

perspectives.

• Increase our capacity abilities through feedback and clarification.

• Partnership – reflecting with a ‘support team’.

• Tests out ideas, working with questions, for example:

o “Wha