How to Coach Yourself and Others Techniques For Coaching

In this scenario your coachee will most likely to be able to identify some midpoint between the two extremes on which you can then build with a further question such as: ‘so what do you know you are doing well which is giving you the score of 4?’ which then leads to further positive exploration. Remember, always use 1 rather than zero as your lower end of the scale as zero cannot be built upon should your coachee choose the lowest extreme. Once you have established your coachee’s current position you can then ask questions to help move them forward: e.g. so, if you are now at a 6 what things can you now do to move yourself to a 7?’ Assessing commitment Using scaling techniques in coaching is also a great way to assess your coachee’s commitment to an action. Simply asking ‘are you committed’ is a closed question and will more likely prompt a ‘yes’ rather than a ‘no’ whatever their commitment is, whilst asking ‘how committed are you’ might elicit a vague ‘very committed’ response which could mean many things. By asking a scaling question you are helping your coachee put some measure on it which you can then explore further and prompt you to ask ‘so what would bring your commitment to a 10/10?’ From experience coachees with a commitment of less than 8/10 usually require further exploration to establish underlying issues affecting their motivation and to establish what action they will be more committed to. Source: http://www.personal-coaching-information.com/scalingtechniques-in-coaching.html 387

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