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10 key questions to kick start your coaching |
For those in the know and for those who are interested in the field of coaching one of the key parts of gaining results and helping people to fundamentally transform their lives will be asking simple and purposeful questions.
There isn’t a rulebook of questions that needs to be adhered to or a cheats guide in how to do this.
Once you have established rapport with a client, built on the trust that is on going and essential for coaching to be useful you will need to then work with the client in establishing an arena for change and what they want to gain from working with you.
I have put together 10 key questions that are simple to deliver, purposeful in their aim and allow the client to reflect on what they would like to see change in their life and also lead into further questioning.
Also and very importantly it allows the client to feel the impact of what your coaching could give them in positive ways. Read more
Filed Under Transformational Coaching
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It’s not you, it’s me! |
My client this morning brought an interesting dilemma. He was at work last week and one of his customer asked his opinion on other traders in the field. Having a nice rapport already with that regular customer, my client allowed himself to share his thoughts on that subject, which actually weren’t very positive…
On his way home, he got a bit worried, wondering if he had done the right thing in being so honest on that topic with a customer. He asked his girlfriend her opinion and she got very wound up and angry with him, criticising the fact that “he always talks too much”. My client was puzzled as her reaction seemed overly strong and felt very guilty about it all. He immediately asked me to schedule an appointment.
When John went into details about the story, it seemed he couldn’t find any controversy in what he had shared with his customer, as he was very careful in not mentioning any names and only giving a general opinion. Through some coaching, we quickly realised that John didn’t think there was an issue in him talking too much actually, he had simply adopted his girlfriend’s beliefs that he did something wrong. Read more
Filed Under NLP & Hypnotherapy
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Wouldn’t it be wonderful if… |
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all this positive appreciation for sporting achievement could be transfered into the classrooms, the youth clubs, the street corners. And young people began to see how hard work and determination works.
If they could see that setting goals in the first place, was one of the first steps on the journey to achieving them and the work you put into achieving them was the second. That goals are an important part of life, being able to know what you want and move towards it, knowing what you are aiming for, able to put the hard work in and be supported in the process.
Like the sports men and women, supported by your coach, trainer, physio, family, and all the people that are in the background, enabling you to make it happen.
And I wonder how many young people feel this support around them? From school, friends, and family. How many of them have a Youth Coach to work with them, a Mentor to share their knowledge and experience.
Some schools are doing a fabulous job of supporting their young people, other schools are doing the best they can. As a Youth Coach, I want everybody, every young person to have that support, that guidance, to be in a position where they are able to see the opportunities and possibilities of the life before them, able to see the positive changes and contributions they can make.
Working with young people can be challenging, I know this to be true, however when you get past that, get to where they are, their start point and work with them. The rewards are amazing and something to be proud of, both for you and them.
I listened to the athlete, the long jumper who is now an Olympic gold medalist, Greg Rutherford, talk about nearly giving it all up, and with the help of the team behind him was able to continue. Wouldn’t it be great if we could be part of that team for young people, as teachers, coaches and mentors. Working with them to achieve their own golds, their own goals.
I work in schools, youth clubs, summer schools and on projects to be part of making this happen. Let me know where and how you work with young people to facilitate their goals and dreams, perhaps we can find ways to work together.
Filed Under Youth Coaching
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Kaizen in the Smart School – a passion for continual improvement |
There’s a wonderful Japanese word, kaizen, which means continual improvement and change for the better.
This simple concept has always resonated with me and it sits at the very heart of the Smart School.
We have a wonderful high-quality course, with high-quality support and high-quality materials. But its not perfect and it never will be. We can always improve it. And we do!
We’re always on a search for how we improve what we do. How can we train that little bit better? How can we support that little bit better? How can we improve what we give to our students to make it, you guessed it, that little bit better.
We’re often asked what makes the Smart School different. And there are a lot of things that make us stand out. The rich, textured nature of the training that integrates a range of coaching styles; the close warm community feel; the depth of support offered to students on their practice; the fact we offer a bona fide qualification. BUT to me the big difference that can’t be seen immediately is the spirit of constant, never-ending improvement to make the very best coaching school in the world – even if that means we’re not the biggest, the most profitable or the cheapest.
For me as the founder, my aim is not any of these three. There will always be training companies prepared to train 100 in the same room and charge oodles to do it and they will always be bigger than us. My benchmark is not size, profit or numbers – it’s quality, integrity and a passion to be exceptional.
Here’s to kaizen in the Smart School!
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New Approaches to Coaching: Cognitive Behavioural Coaching |
Cognitive Behavioural Coaching forms a core part of our Diploma in Coaching Excellence and represents one of the recent powerful developments in coaching.
But what is it? What are its origins? What are some of the models it uses? And when is it the right approach to use?
In this webinar, Paul Kensett, Head of Training and Mentoring at the Smart School, gives the lowdown and cognitive behavioural coaching.
Watch the webinar video here:
Filed Under Transformational Coaching
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