Session Description 

Learning Activities

KEY POINTS

1 | If there's no change, you're not coaching
2 | Change shows up in the "4As"
3 | Coaching focus on the present & future
4 | Coaches are part of a larger ecosystem

QUESTIONS

1 | How do you create safe space?
2 | What questions point to new pathways?
3 | Where is "stickiness" showing up?

KEY POINTS

1 | Coaching names the goal & the gap
2 | Coaches disrupt self-limitations
3 | Nudge people toward transformation
4 | Help clients name "what's present"

QUESTIONS

1 | How can a coach infuse hope in a client?
2 | Coaches help define reality
3 | Coaches look for what helps or hinders

KEY POINTS

1 | Coaches help clients "reframe"
2 | Coaches build on past patterns fo success
3 | Coach help clients learn from the past
4 | Coaches pay attention, using all senses

QUESTIONS

1 | What assumptions are being surfaced?
2 | Which attitudes need shifting?
3 | What approaches have been tried?
4 | Which actions may nudge them forward?

KEY POINTS

1 | Coaches are partners/co-creators
2 | Coaches disrupt norms & assumptions
3 | Coaches help clients become inspired
4 | Coaches look for roadblocks & potential 

QUESTIONS

1 | How can a coach limit a client's potential?
2 | Do you believe in your clients' potential?

KEY POINTS

1 | Coaches help clients achieve goals quicker
2 | Coaches spark continuous action/reflection
3 | Coaches help clients build capacities
4 | Clients pay for quicker/better results

QUESTIONS

1 | How do you help clients identify their needs?
2 | How can you draw out a clients wisdom?

KEY POINTS

1 | The 3 agreements -> clarity & accountability
2 | The overarching agreement
3 | The session agreement
4 | The written agreement

QUESTIONS

1 | How do you know if there's a good fit?
2 | What are some coaching "red flags?"
3 | Are you a good fit for each other?

KEY POINTS

1 | Agreements lead to "no surprises"
2 | Norms clarify roles & responsibilities
3 | Written agreements increase intentionality

QUESTIONS

1 | What do clients need to know?
2 | What do coaches need to know?
3 | Are you the right coach for this client?

KEY POINTS

1 | Pictures are powerful
2 | Describe the experience
3 | Spark dreaming w/out directing

APPLICATION

1 | When do you dream big?
2 | Do your limitations limit others?
3 | Consider "think, do & feel"

COACHING FLOW

1 | What do you wish to talk about?
2 | What do you want to take away?
3 | Are we still taking about what matters to you?
4 | What will you do (next steps?)
5 | Who will hold you accountable?
6 | What can support your next steps?
7 | What did you find most helpful today?

ROLES

1 | COACH - Trust the process 
2 | CLIENT - Have an issue you care about
3 | OBSERVER - List observations & 1 suggestion

OBSERVATIONS

1 | Share a key learning or insight
2 | Name a skill/technique to model
3 | Ask a question

NEXT STEPS

1 | Complete the feedback/assignment form
2 | Review pre-work for next session
3 | Decide where you'll keep our class notes

ASSIGNMENT 1 | Explain how you'd describe what coaching is to a friend or client

ASSIGNMENT 2 | List questions you'd ask to invite a person into a coaching conversation

PRE-WORK | Read Chapter 2 of Coaching School Manual before Session 102

PRE-WORK | Watch Core Competencies Videos before Session 102