The Coaches Mentor

In this episode Cal deals with Coaching Supervision which is a part of Core Competency #2-Embodies a Coaching Mindset.  What is supervision? How does it differ from mentoring? Why is supervision important? What happens in a supervision session?  What is the ICF's attitude toward supervision and how can I find a coaching supervisor?  

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In this episode Cal continues Thomas Leonard's list of 100 Coaching Mistakes You Can Avoid.  

1. Passively coaching and responding during the coaching sessions instead of asking for more (much more) from the client
2. Focusing on tactical matters or details when strategic coaching is needed, and vice-versa
3. Being too nice/patient to the point that you are not saying what needs to be said
4. Slipping into the role of motivator or cattle prod of your clients, instead of being their collaborative partner
5. Working too hard to make your clients successful instead of inspiring/challenging your client to do that for themselves
6. Not setting specific enough goals or focusing enough on performance (unless client wants a discovery-type focus)
7. Not directly and immediately addressing the client's personality problems, communication flaws, bad attitude or resistance
8. Not knowing or asking the right question(s)
9. Accepting what the client says at face value, without clarifying or asking for evidence
10. Coaching clients as if they are all the same.

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To see upcoming Group Mentor Coach sessions go to: www.valuesdrivenleaders.com/coach-mentoring

This week Cal discusses the advantages of doing at least part of your mentor coaching with someone from a different coach training school or different background.  As he states, this is not necessarily a shameless plug (althought it might partly be that), but there are distinct advantages to doing part of your mentor coaching with someone from out of your stream. 

The ICF Ethics Watercooler:

https://coachingfederation.org/blog/ethics-water-cooler-conversation.

Reciprocoach: www.reciprocoach.com

Small Church Pastor: http://www.smallchurchpastor.com/

ICF Coach Mentor Finder: https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards/find-a-mentor-coach

Every coaching business begins somewhere.  You have training, but lack a lot of experience.  How can you get that quickly and still maintain your professionalism.  Cal addresses the three main ways to get clients early on. 

References: 

Thomas Leonard quoted by Julia Stewart in “Coach 100: Business Success” Retrieved from https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coach-100-business.

Faxon, Greg. "How To Get Your First Three Life Coaching Clients [8 Easy Ways]" Retrieved from https://www.gregfaxon.com/blog/how-to-get-life-coaching-clients

Alisa Barcan, Why Coaching for Free Doesn’t Work.” Retrieved from https://medium.com/coaching-for-a-living/why-coaching-for-free-doesnt-work-5930bdd004bd

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To see upcoming Group Mentor Coach sessions go to: www.valuesdrivenleaders.com/coach-mentoring

After a year's break we are back with new episodes!  Welcome to Season 3!  Our topic today is the coaching maxim: "Dance in the Moment"   What does that mean and how does it relate to the competencies. 

References: 

Association of Coach Training Organizations (2005), General definition of skill level for each credential, p.3.

Morgan, Kim. Dancing in the Moment.  Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dancing-moment-kim-morgan/.

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To see upcoming Group Mentor Coach sessions go to: www.valuesdrivenleaders.com/coach-mentoring

In this episode Cal reviews 12 books that he considers essential for coaches to be familiar with.  He invites you to share with him what are your top books about coaching? 

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To see upcoming Group Mentor Coach sessions go to: www.valuesdrivenleaders.com/coach-mentoring

The post-production work on this episode was very difficult and it not at all even.  The volume goes up and down and my normal means didn't work this time.  My apologies for that. 

This week Cal talks about coach credentialing--why to become credentialed and 7 Tips for overcoming Procrastination as you pursue it. 

00:46-Intro

00:57 Why Get Credentialed? 

9:17 Seven Tips to Overcoming Procrastination

16:35-Conclusion

Passmore, Jonathan, ed.  (2010)  Excellence in Coaching: the Industry Guide, second edition.  London: Kegan Page, Limited. 

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In this episode Cal begins a review of Thomas Leonard's Top 100 coaching Mistakes.   This episode focuses on "Wrong Focus"

Intro-00:47 04:31-1. Focusing on the client's goal/achievement to the exclusion of the person 05:17-2.-Working on wants and needs when, in fact, the client's integrity is way off the scale 07:50-3. Trying to help by sharing tips/techniques when, in fact, the client just needs to be heard 08:28-4. Getting led down diversionary tunnels by your client because you can't see the real problem, opportunity, or situation 09:07-5.Letting clients select goals that they have not had much luck with in the past 09:58-6.Getting sidetracked by a client's personal stuff 10:16-7. Trying to push clients through blocks instead of helping them fully understand the block's dynamic 11:01-8. Paying more attention to what the client is saying rather than to what their behavior is saying 11:36-9. Letting clients set their coaching goals without your full buy-in 12:26-10. Forcing a topic the client does not want to focus on, even if you feel it really needs to be discussed 12:57-Summary and Conclusion 14:45- A Word About Mentor Coaching Cohorts

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To see upcoming Group Mentor Coach sessions go to: www.valuesdrivenleaders.com/coach-mentoring

In this episode Cal tells a story of a time he almost gave up coaching. It was a time of discouragement and frustration. But in the end there is good news and lessons for us all.

00:00-Intro 02:17-Story 10:41-Lessons Learned 11:27-Conclusion

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To see upcoming Group Mentor Coach sessions go to: www.valuesdrivenleaders.com/coach-mentoring