Coach Self Assessment

It is important that early on in the coaching relationship ownership of the problem or opportunity passes to the employee. For this reason language such as, "here is what I would like you to do," should be replaced by, "how would you like to address this?" Assumptions of deeply committed self-management from an employee with low self-esteem, however, are akin to building a house on quicksand.

Coaches need to have certain skills and knowledge to undertake the role. In my opinion a coach needs to be patient, supportive, interested, aware of others as well as self, attentive and perceptive. Such elements underpin effective coaching and a genuine interest in the person being coached.

Communication is primarily an exchange of information, ideas, or thoughts. This paper will focus on the process of verbal and nonverbal communication as well as the components of each. It outline the formal and informal channels of criminal channels. This paper will also list the different barriers to effective communication within a criminal justice organization. Finally it will cover strategies that can be implemented to overcome communication barriers within criminal justice organizations.

4. This assessment shows me that I have a high tendency to take the leadership role in the team environment. The positive aspect is that I willingly accept a challenge and I will lead a team towards the accomplishment of the goals, but the other results of this assessment did show me that I need to improve in several areas. I see that because of my low tendency to encourage and harmonize, I may lose some of the team members as they may not share an important idea or concept and that the existence of some conflict that may not be held in check may intimidate other individuals from sharing. This could lead to a task that is not as successful as it could have been since I did not gather all of the information that I could have. I need to work on making sure that every individual that is on the team has an opportunity to share their ideas and feels that the team environment is a place where they can share without the fear of embarrassment or conflict. Another result of this assessment was that I saw that I scored low in the area of summarizer. At first I did not think that much of the

As a strength coach it is imperative that one has the ability to deliver a clear and concise message while communicating, both verbally and in writing. Not being able to convey properly, ultimately leads to failure in this profession. Effective communication is paramount when instructing athletes. Better developing your talent and self-assurance to speak to individuals and large groups will increase your ability to better coach, interview, and apply for the job you are striving for as a strength coach. Universities are not going to hire somebody who cannot exemplify them well in the public eye, or properly communicate when talking in a public form to athletes. Communication is a skill that requires devoted practice and time.

Coaches need to be confident in a wide range of skills in order to be a good coach. Three skills that are common to successful coaches include communication skills, organisation skills and sport-specific skills.

This commentary will provide a reflection of the author’s key skill competencies, particularly focusing on communication, teamwork, problem-solving, interpersonal skill. A summary of these keys skills will outline the author’s key strengths and areas for future improvement relative to either current weaknesses and or challenges.

There are fundamental personal qualities, coaching competencies and skills that are needed to become a good coach.

"The power of vision is the starting point. Once you have established your goal, you need to develop your communication skills so that you can share your vision with the rest of the world and create something unique," Tips on starting your own winning business. (2011, March 9). This statement is true. I consider my communication skill good to excellent. As the daughter of two school teachers I have an excellent command of the English language and they taught me how to present myself in such a way to adapt to my audience and have a confidence in my words. These traits have allowed me to be successful in a number of various professions, but I find my ability to communicate with

Place a checkmark next to those skills that you feel you need to work on.

prepared to be patient, attentive and understanding of others. Practice “generous listening” – listen for the honourable intent behind the coaches words. So if someone has strong passion which is displayed through frustration recognise the passion and the good intention the coachee has behind his or her words.

4. The coach should improve his leadership style and communicate frequently with the team members to find problem early and solve the problem.

To help me with these weaknesses, I have three action items that will help the new consultants and myself become more successful. Per Kathleen Ross, “One idea to leadership actions is to unleash human potential by challenging people’s minds and engaging their hearts.” This quote really stuck out to me because that is my main goal with working with my consultants. I want to make an impact on them by being a role model while still challenging them to get better. When I was a new consultant, the one thing that taught me the most was when I made mistakes. I was usually embarrassed and ready to get better, so I always learned from my mistakes. My first weakness when leading people is that I never let the consultants make mistakes. Per Marlene Ollie, “Encouraging effective team work is one action to leading people.” I read this and thought to myself, I am so stupid. Teamwork is the best way to get feedback from their peers. One action item for myself is that I am going to Encourage effective team work. I am going to have each consultant listen in on another consultant’s call. That consultant not leading the call will be giving the feedback for what they did well at and what they need to work on. The one gap to this action is that the consultant giving the feedback wouldn’t know what to look for. Even with this gap, there is a lot of potential for great feedback. The outcome is that I would not be in the

I took the Interpersonal Communication Skills Test on “Queendom.com”. It seemed relevant to my work as a counselor since I will be communicating with clients on a daily basis. The goal of this test is to determine how effectively someone communicates with others, as well as to offer beneficial advice in order to improve any problems one may have that could slow down the communication process. This test is a valuable instrument for employees in the counseling profession since it is a career of constant growth. It also seems useful in several other careers that rely on constant communication. This particular communication skills test was designed to examine insightfulness, verbal expression, assertiveness, listening skills, and emotional management. A couple examples of the test questions include: “I can detect the mood of others by looking at them as we converse” and “I manage to express my ideas clearly”. A Likert scale is used in the scoring process with answers ranging from “Almost never” to “Most of the time”. One negative aspect of this test is its reliability on self-reports. It can be difficult to admit to your communication weaknesses, especially if you are unaware of them.

Journaling is a way to improve one’s language. It has been studied that writing has a clear connection to speaking. Over the course of the last six journals, I have noticed that the level of my interpersonal competence has strongly improved. McCornack states that interpersonal communication competence is evaluated by one’s “ability to communicate consistently in appropriate, effective, and ethical ways” (G-6). Therefore, when one has competence, he/she is able to choose what type of communication is best suited for any given situation. I have seen my interpersonal competence grow through the journal in my emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and communication skills.