Hello Everyone, Michael The Traveling Trucker bringing you insight into the world Of COACHING. If you want to take your business to the next level( me included) there is no secret hocus pocus formula.
Have you thought about getting a COACH? Meet your goals faster with a Coach. Find someone who will challenge you, have the experience you truly need, and someone who already is where you want to be. Trust is a big issue here.
The most powerful phrase you can use in coaching is “I don’t know, let’s explore it together. Sharing information is teaching. Sharing benchmarks is consulting. Sharing models and methodologies is training. Sharing guidance is mentoring. Sharing personal stories is friendship.
All leaders in the coaching world do have traits they have mastered over the years. Here are some questions you should be asking yourself.
What is your winning aspiration? Choosing the word WINNING, you rule out mediocrity as an option. Winning means to know what game your playing and with whom. Think about what inpact do you want to have in and on the business world.
Where will you choose to play? Choose a sector, geography, product, channel or customer. This allows you to focus your resources.
How will you win? What’s the defendable difference that will open up the gap between you and others.
What Capabilities must you put in place? It’s not just knowing what you need to do, but how will it become and stay a strength.
Slow your rush to unleashing your inner “Advice Monster.” Asking questions first helps them think through the problem themselves and makes sure your advice is applicable or even wanted!
Good coaches don’t pile on 100 questions at a time. Ask one question and then stop yourself. Listen. Coaches listen genuinely which means staying curious and giving space (i.e. silence sometimes) for people to process and answer. Your role is to help people think more deeply not give them the answers.
Your 1st question should always be ” What’s on your mind”? It is a straightforward, more open inquiry that lets the respondent express what is most important to them. Launches the conversation and then you can orient towards one of the 3Ps, People, Project, or Patterns.
Without a good question, a good answer has no place to go. People want to be lead. Instead of giving them the answer to a question on how to do something, guide them to find the answer from the material provided. Ask them questions to see if they are reading the material or just the easy way out by asking for the answer. Ask people questions more often rather than telling them what to do.
Coaching should not be a once-in-a-while but a daily, informal activity. This coaching aims to help the individual trying to solve the problem rather than merely focusing on the problem itself. Let people speak. Resist the need to help out by speaking.
The AWE Question: And what else? Get below the surface. Uncover & create possibilities for something deeper. Once more, you pass the ball to the other while resisting the need to speak. So it’s not that you won’t ever be able to give advice or respond to questions, but you should do it at the right moment and in the proper way to avoid giving replies that are ineffectual or, in some cases, less insightful than the question itself.
Have a FOCUS question. What’s the real challenge here for you? Look for foundational needs: Affection, Creation, Recreation, Freedom, Identity, Understanding, Participation, Protection, Subsistence. It’s essential to keep your attention on the person you’re speaking to and to steer clear of abstractions and generalisations.
Next you should have The Foundation Question: What do you want? This enables people to express themselves more clearly, which enhances interaction and decision-making. Avoid playing the Rescuer (which leads to the vicious cycles above). Direct them to try to solve it on their own first: “What are your first thoughts?” Another way to say this “What would support from me look like?”
We all need help and coaches are the ticket. Don’t think for a minute you can’t be a coach. It takes time and training. You can do it. I believe in you.
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