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Category Archive: Coaching
Sep 07
Are You A High School or College Coach in Your Ministry?
I recently visited with a church that is dealing with massive finanical issues. They’re not just bleeding, but hemorrhaging. However, the problem is not such that they can’t survive. They can IF they shift their mentality of doing church. They won’t be able to hire staff to fix their problems. My thought was, “Man, this is great! …
May 29
Why Questions?
Questions are crucial to the coaching process. Why? (1) They highlight the importance of the answer coming from the student, not the teacher (2) They might frame the issue and hint toward a crucial aspect…but not necessarily (3) They bring out the best in the student who is forced to wrestle the questions and seek …
May 04
Great G.R.O.W. Questions (Part 4)
Ultimately “grow” comes down to “go”; change always requires action. Coaches can’t take action for those they coach but they can lead them to examine what steps the coachee is willing to take. Here are some questions to help a person determine what they will do next: WILL • What option or options do you …
May 03
Great G.R.O.W. Questions (Part 3)
Helping people change frequently has to overcome a degree of pessimism about these obstacles in their path. Most people have at least a vague idea of what they would like to accomplish but have lost hope that anything could be done. Coaches help those with whom they work to renew optimism about the possibility of …
May 01
Great G.R.O.W. Questions (Part 1)
Using G.R.O.W. as an outline for coaching interactions, here are some great questions to help someone move forward in their life: GOAL What is the aim of this discussion? What do you want to achieve long term? What does success look like? How much personal control or influence do you have over your goal? What …
Apr 26
Coaching Skill #2: Great Questions
Coaching is distinguished from mentoring in that the latter involves pouring into someone’s life while the former involves drawing out of someone’s life. New directions and commitments must come from the person you are trying to develop. Coaching seeks to draw those things out of the person. It does so by using great questions. You …
Apr 12
Coaching Skill #1: Active Listening
So, if coaching doesn’t mean telling people what to do—and you lose many people right there—then what does a coach do? Well, even though the essence of coaching is not telling people what to do, it still is about helping people move forward in their lives. In fact, a potential coachee wants to know three …
Apr 08
Coaching: Expert or Facilitator?
Does a life coach only coach in areas where he or she is an expert? One of the great difficulties I had in coming to see coaching as a viable leadership development strategy was my high school experience. With one or two exceptions, all of my high school coaches were either unstable or uncaring or …
Apr 05
Coaching: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
The essence of the coaching paradigm is that you take people where they are and seek to move them where they want and need to be. This involves assessment of their current reality based on stage, not age, and life experience, not formal education. The real dynamic of coaching is that it engages people in …
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