How to Coach Yourself and Others Techniques For Coaching

3.20 SHARING INFORMATION Effective coaches assess the needs of their coachees and draw upon a variety of blended strategies , which can be grouped into five broad categories: Instructional, Facilitative, Consultative, Collaborative and Transformational strategies. None of these categories are fully distinct: E.g.: Consultative coaching tends to be instructional, but may also be facilitative. Instructional strategies focus on ways of doing things (How should I …?) and include a variety of didactic teaching strategies including showing, and telling. In fact the coach is taking on the role of a teacher here, offering information that can be of value to the coachee. Facilitative strategies on the other hand, aim to build internalized learning and change not only what the coachee does, but also their way of being in the world, including how they think and feel. Here too, often, the coachee will not dispose of all the required information, The coach may than share information that allows the coachee to obtain the necessary internal and external resources for personal and professional growth. Sometimes a coachee hasn't got all the relevant or necessary information. The information you give as coach is not advice in the sense that the coachee must follow it, but is shared when it seems the coachee can make good use of it. Look at the following examples: My girlfriend is already three months pregnant, if her father finds out... She can't even go to the doctor because her parents will get the bill. I would like to help the two of you as best I can. Do you know there are organisations that help young girls in her situation with all sorts of practical things, free of charge. If need be, they can even offer Anita a roof over her head. They respect the unborn child and 531

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