In Skill-Pill's Health Check for June, we're taking a look at our new set of Coaching pills. These pills will guide you through every stage of a coaching process.
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The titles we are introducing this month include Becoming a Coach, Coaching Essentials, Getting Ready for a Coaching Session, Handling Tricky Coaching Situations and Using the COACH system.
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If there's an individual you need to coach, this 'Becoming a Coach' Skill-Pill will help you get off on the right foot. It will help you get in a 'coaching' frame of mind, and set out the characteristics of a successful session. For example, a useful rule is, as a coach, you shouldn't talk for more than 30% of the time. The rest of the time...you listen. Active listening is central to the right coaching mindset, which this pill can help you achieve.
Take this pill if: You want the skills and outlook to be a great coach.
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If you want to get the best out of a coaching session, the COACH system can be really effective. The system works like this - 'Clarify' the topic, enquire about the desired 'Outcome', discover what's 'Actually' been happening and 'Create' options for approaching the issue. Finally, you should end the session by getting a 'Hard' copy of the agreed action points. The COACH method is a simple and effective coaching method.
Take this pill if: You want a simple guide for running coaching sessions.
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For anybody to enter into the coaching process, they'll need to feel relaxed and secure. So careful planning is vital. There are a number of crucial details that you, as the coach, need to take care of, to ensure the session runs smoothly and both parties are comfortable. This Skill-Pill, to be taken right before a session, provides some great tips on the best place to hold the conversation, the optimum way to begin and how, ultimately, to produce an effective conversation.
Take this pill if: A coachee is waiting in your office.
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