TRIDENT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL
LED 514
CASE #1
Keisha Holmes
Leadership Growth Plan
Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to develop a pre-coaching plan that will address the goals of the session, the skills to be used, the method taken to conduct the session, and the questions I will ask. The paper will report the facts of the session and illustrate success and challenging areas. I will highlight the lessons I learned as well as areas where improvement is needed. This project will provide coaching to a coachee in the efforts of enhancing their professional and performance goals. Through my guidance and leadership is it my goal to assist the coachee in developing a plan of action to align his
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To better understand the goals of this session, it is imperative that I ask leading questions. Questions designed to bring out an underlying meaning. Questions can aid in the communication process, as it is a tool to generate the though process, enhance perception, and offers clarity and answers (Cook, 2009). During the Skype session, I must demonstrate keen awareness and take heed to any visible non-verbal indications, as observation is a necessary skill that coincides with communication. Paying close attention through thorough observation, I will be able to pick up on hidden clues that are usually omitted in the conversation. This will help me determine the behaviors of the coachee (Cook, 2009). The last skill I will use is guidance. The primary purpose of this session is to offer guidance to the coachee. According to Daft (2012), ?the attitudes and behaviors of leaders shape the conditions that determine how well employees can do their job? (Daft, 2012, pg. 422), therefore guidance and leadership will have a great impact on the coachee reaching his ultimate goal.
Due to the fact that the coach and the coachee live in different parts of the United States, the coaching session will be conducted telephonic and Skpe face to face chats. During this session the following questions will be asked. What would you like to accomplish? What is the biggest obstacle? What do you believe the first step is to reach your goal? Are you willing to make sacrifices? What
Coaching: helping another person to improve awareness, to set and achieve goals in order to improve a particular behavioural performance.
Any durable coaching process must contain three elements: managing expectations (the game plan), monitoring performance (watching the play), and giving feedback (time out). Expectations must be agreed upon both in output terms and in terms of the behaviours demanded. The criteria for success must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time bounded. (S.M.A.R.T.).
I think it is safe to say that the coach has several roles to perform; with the main objective being to develop the person being coached. This can be achieved by increasing self-confidence, identifying relevant and suitable topics for coaching as well as agreeing the setting of suitable planned tasks to support the learning process.
The first coaching model to be critically appraised will be the GROW model. GROW is an acronym for Goals, Reality, Options and Will/Way forward. The GROW model was created by John Whitmore and popularised from his book in 1992, the model proceeds through the four phases, each edging the client closer to their desired goals realistically. Each phase consists with around three or four open questions initiating thought by the client as to what he or she wants and how they will get there. A major advantage of the GROW model is that the questions are fairly simplistic, although they would have to be conducted in a way which followed Whitmore’s techniques they are straight to the point.
It is my job as a coach to help develop athletes physically, psychologically, and socially while helping them have fun by playing a sport. I will do this by being enthusiastic and having a positive attitude in practice, games, and while not coaching. This cooperative approach to coaching will create a sense of community within the team I coach, and the athletes will feel more welcome to discuss their thoughts, ideas, questions, and concerns with me. Creating this setting and relationships with athletes will only benefit the team by creating a team culture necessary for the well-being and success of high school sports’ teams. Success in sports means accomplishing goals set by the team, not winning. Winning is important, but just striving to win is even more vital toward the success of teams. As a coach, I will also be a motivator for athletes. Athletes will see me come to practice with a positive attitude, displaying my passion. This is the beginning of how I will motivate athletes. Motivation starts with my attitude, and athletes pick up on this. In order to motivate and want to be motivated, there must be a reason, a why? I will use the teams’ goals they will set, in order to motivate them to give their best effort in order to achieve success by reaching their
* Coaching This is a process that supports and enables an individual to unlock and maximise their own potential, to develop and improve performance. Coaching helps the individual to learn rather than be taught. Coaching believes the individual is best to take responsibility for own actions and solutions with subtle guidance and prompts. This is an excellent way of improving performance through reflection. Enabling control and development to remain with the individual with the coach helping to unlock own potential. The ‘GROW’ model of coaching (Whitmore, 2009) provides a structured model for the coach. G= Goal setting asks questions to encourage the
EWILLI42 – 220096362 – EDPE341 – A1 3 Compare and contrast the ideas of quality coaching.
Coaching is a useful way to develop people’s skills and abilities, and of boosting performance. It can also help deal with issues and challenges before they become major problems. Coaching typically begins with a personal interview with the employee to assess the situation, review current opportunities and challenges. After the interview, priorities for action are established along with specific desired outcomes. Individuals may also be asked to complete specific action items in a certain period of time that support the achievement of desired goals. Resources may also be provided such as articles, checklists and assessments.
Finally, I would use all these examples of coaching in my own coaching. The thing that means the most to me in coaching is this: 1) Be me, listen thoroughly without interruption or daydreaming. 2) Master the art of critical thinking questions that help guide the client to look inwardly to discover the answer that is right for them, not me. 3) Empower them with positive reinforcement. 4) Love them like Jesus
Collins (2009) explains how support is the most distinguishing factor in coaching (Collins, 2009, p. 85). The client needs to feel supported and respected to make strides in coaching (Collins, 2009, p. 85). I believe by welcoming my client and actively listening to the information being shared, as well as, guiding instead of giving advice, my client will be able to see I am committed to the coaching. I believe when these skills are presented and maintained within the coaching process, the client will be more willing to tackle difficult
This essay hopes to discuss the importance of coaching by analyzing the views of Doctor Gawande. Doctor Gawande is one of the highly educated professionals who decided that he needs help to come up with a solution to challenges he comes across. Doctor Gawande believes that only a few individuals can give their best performances without the help of others regardless of their level of training. In addition to this, Doctor Gawande decided that he wants coaching because he is expected to reach certain goals. He believes that by reaching his goals he will be able to get into the habit of accomplishing personal, organizational, or team goals.
So far in these sessions we have covered the first three parts of the GROW model. “The final step is to get your team member to commit to specific actions in order to move forward towards his goal. In doing this, you will help him establish his will and boost his motivation” (The GROW model, 2014). In order to determine our success in
Coaching allows an individual to ‘unlock’ their potential through use of questioning techniques to find their own solutions and develop
Coaching, however challenging, is a great way to influence the lives of others while also building their character. For as long as there have been sports, there have been people teaching the sport to the players and making them better at it. Coaches must have certain qualities in order to obtain success. One must also look at a coach’s motivation for his job, his passion for what he does, his methods for coaching, and how he became a coach in order to fully understand him. There are many questions someone may want to ask a coach about his profession if they are interested in coaching. Some questions would include: Why did he choose this as a profession? How did he get into coaching? What does one have to do to get a job as a coach? How
Coaching is the art of facilitating another person’s learning, development and performance. Through coaching people are able to find their own solutions, develop their own skills and change their own behaviors and attitudes.