How to Coach Yourself and Others Popular Models for Coaching

1. Create warm, accepting, yet business-like atmosphere. Use interesting visual aids (pictures, posters, booklets, …) 2. Welcome back. Come on in and have a seat. How are you feeling today? Last time we talked about … How did you feel after our meeting? Do you have questions about our last meeting? Did you learn anything new from it? Has our meeting helped you in any way? Remember: Incentives like privileges, receiving praise, rewards, … motivate. Motivation without rewards rarely lasts. 3. Explore problem area: I suggest that we have a closer look at your present situation then. Can you explain me what made you decide to appeal to a coach? a. At the start, most of the time a coachee will only reveal a part of his actual situation. Don’t jump on to the first issue named, but explore his situation more profoundly. b. If coachees provide incomplete or vague information, be careful not to complete the data with your own interpretations or guesses. Better is: paraphrase, summarize, ask for more clarification. E.g.: “If I understand you correctly …”, or: “Let’s return to what you just said ….”, or: “can you tell me what exactly you mean by …” 107

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