WHAT'S FALL FASHION?

With fall weather comes favorite foods. Katie loves anything pumpkin spice flavored, particularly like pumpkin bread. Alan: How is this different from counseling?

WHAT COACHING IS AND WHAT IT'S NOT

We're going to unpack tonight what coaching is, what it's not. In the context of as a healthcare professional, should I even be thinking about coaching? Why coaching? And then we'll talk about what those initial coaching experiences were like for you.

BEING COACHED BY A COACH

When you're working with a coach and you are coming up with those solutions, it's empowering. You are in the driver's seat, and it's your choice. The older I get, the more that really resonates with me and makes a big impact.

THE POWER OF THE WORD EMPOWER

How do we empower others? We've talked about empowering our patients, but also, are we allowing others to empower us? It's a two way street, and I love how you've used that language versus a tell.

ALAN ON COACHING

There is an art and a skill to coaching just like any of our professions. Only select international Coaching Federation Coaches ICF certification. Not all coaches are alike. Coach must listen first and ask to seek to understand.

HAVING A COACH IN THE TRANSITION

Alan: Can you think of a time where having a coach might have been helpful? Katie: A coach is another person to add to your team, not to replace family or friend. Alan: Having that coach as a neutral party really gives you space to explore.

FINDING A COACHING COACH

Finding a coach is probably also a little bit like finding a counselor. Sometimes you're compatible and sometimes you aren't. It's not a one size fits all coaching, perhaps not coaches. At the end of the day, we want it to be that really good fit for you.

KATIE'S FIRST COACHING SESSION

Alan: Sometimes organizations hire coaches to help within the organization. He says silence is a tool that coaches use because it helps open up that space for the client to really think more and to expand more. It is that trusting relationship and creating that safe space and then giving.

SIGNS OF A BAD COACH?

The coach should actually do the least amount of talking in the session. Be very present, be with your body contact, with your eye contact. How well does this coach listen? We've learned it as level one, level two, and level three listening.

WOULD I HAVE NEEDED COACHING?

The International Coaching Federation found that there was a 34% improvement in work life balance for those who went through coaching. As leaders, as healthcare professionals, we carry a lot of weight every day. If there's a way that I can alleviate that load, I want to encourage you to do it.

KATIE'S LAST THOUGHTS ON COACHING

Katie, any final thoughts about coaching? Whether it's being a coach, being on the other side of coaching. Give one of us a call and just see what it's all about. Try it and see if it's a fit for you. We don't know until we try