FACILITATING LEARNING AND RESULTS

D. FACILITATING LEARNING AND RESULTS

 

8. Creating Awareness - Ability to integrate and accurately evaluate multiple sources of information, and to make interpretations that help the client to gain awareness and thereby achieve agreed-upon results.Goes beyond what is said in assessing client's concerns, not getting hooked by the client's description,Invokes inquiry for greater understanding, awareness and clarity, Identifies for the client his/her underlying concerns, typical and fixed ways of perceiving himself/herself and the world, differences between the facts and the interpretation, disparities between thoughts, feelings and action, Helps clients to discover for themselves the new thoughts, beliefs, perceptions, emotions, moods, etc.

That strengthen their ability to take action and achieve what is important to them, Communicates broader perspectives to clients and inspires commitment to shift their viewpoints and find new possibilities for action, Helps clients to see the different, interrelated factors that affect them and their behaviors (e.g., thoughts, emotions, body, background), Expresses insights to clients in ways that are useful and meaningful for the client, identifies major strengths vs. major areas for learning and growth, and what is most important to address during coaching, Asks the client to distinguish between trivial and significant issues, situational vs. recurring behaviors, when detecting a separation between what is being stated and what is being done.

9. Designing Actions - Ability to create with the client opportunities for ongoing learning, during coaching and in work/life situations, and for taking new actions that will most effectively lead to agreed-upon coaching results.Brainstorms and assists the client to define actions that will enable the client to demonstrate, practice and deepen new learning,Helps the client to focus on and systematically explore specific concerns and opportunities that are central to agreed-upon coaching goals, Engages the client to explore alternative ideas and solutions, to evaluate options, and to make related decisions, Promotes active experimentation and self-discovery, where the client applies what has been discussed and learned during sessions immediately afterwards in his/her work or life setting, Celebrates client successes and capabilities for future growth, Challenges client's assumptions and perspectives to provoke new ideas and find new possibilities for action, Advocates or brings forward points of view that are aligned with client goals and, without attachment, engages the client to consider them, Helps the client "Do It Now" during the coaching session, providing immediate support, Encourages stretches and challenges but also a comfortable pace of learning.

 
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