Applied Coaching Research Journal Research Journal 5 | Page 16

APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2020, Vol. 5
Method
In the early phase of the programme,
each Coach Developer completed six
sense-making and value-based discussion
triads, based around the VCF (see Figure
2). Subsequently, the Coach Developers
contributed to a 20-minute focus group
focused on the learning journeys to date.
At the end of the programme the six
sense-making and value-based triads were
repeated. This was supplemented by writing
a short ‘value story’ to explain one or more
of the triads in more detail. In addition, a
40–75-minute individual interview was
conducted with each of the 16 Coach
Developers. The Coach Developers were
also split into two groups to complete a
20-minute focus group, which concentrated
on the most valuable learning experiences
they had encountered during the Strive
programme. After initial analysis of the data,
a two-hour collaborative discussion was held
between the programme team to discuss the
findings.
Immediate value
(e.g. fun or ‘quick fix’ solutions)
Value story 1:
Meeting Gemma
Applied value
(e.g. things to implement
this season)
Potential value
(e.g. knowledge to store
for the future)
Figure 2: A visual representation of a completed
value-based triad featuring ‘meeting Gemma’ as the
critical incident
Results
A number of case studies were produced exploring the nature of the different types of value participants
perceived and how this aligned with their broader professional learning journey. Here is one example:
Immediate Potential Applied
“Antony had put me in
touch with Jemma and
said, “You guys, I’ve spoken
to both of you
independently. You sound
like you’ve got similar
challenges in your
environments. It might be
worth you having a
monthly catch up,” and we
have done that, and we will
continue to do that, but
had he had not recognised
the similarities and bridged
that gap, we probably
wouldn’t have- well, we
wouldn’t have reached out
to each other.” “It’s being able to make the
connections from all of
those experiences and
learnings, and those
connections always come
later. It’s almost like you
gain the knowledge and
then it just sits there
waiting to be tapped into.
Yes. Sometimes these
connections happen and I
just tap into it years later
somehow.” “I remember sharing that
the coach that I was
working with wasn’t really
going on the journey that I
was expecting. Some
people said, “Well, … don’t
expect them to meet you
where you are. You need to
meet them where they are.
It just reframed my
expectations, and enabled
me to just reconnect and
go back, and just
appreciate the journey
from the coach’s point of
view … and not get so
frustrated.”
Transformative
Realized
“So, as a result of scaffolding
that observation, she was able
to reflect more accurately, and
her self-awareness was much
better as a result of that. So,
then, again, at the end of that
conversation we discussed,
“Right. What are you going to
try and do in the next
session?” and she was able to
articulate really clearly”
Figure 3: Gemma's value story
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“Up until that point, I
didn’t think that that was
our role as coach
developers. I thought we
were meant to explore and
make suggestions but,
ultimately, they had to
come up with the drive and
the suggestions, and that
wasn’t happening”