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How to use coaching
to create stronger
client relationships
Billie Geena Hyde
SALT.agency
@billiegeena
slideshare.net/BillieHyde
How to use
coaching to
create
stronger client
relationships
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Have you ever
wanted to ask a
client “what the
fuck are you on
about”?
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
How often do you
question a
stakeholder’s
decisions?
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
How often do you
influence change by
asking questions?
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
By the end of this
presentation, you’ll
be able to influence
decisions by asking
questions
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Why should you listen to me
Experienced SEO
ILM certified coach
Bossy AF
Is always right
Swamp Witch
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Table of Contents
Coaching
Principles
01 02
TGROW
Coaching
03
How it applies to
clients
04
Coaching
conversations
Coaching
Principles
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
How does
coaching
work
01
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
What is coaching
A mutual conversation that follows a predictable
process and leads to superior performance,
commitment to sustained improvement, and
positive relationships.
(Denis Kinlaw)
Fundamentals
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Fundamentals
Purpose of coaching
● Coaching is about taking a person from one situation to another,
a more desirable one.
● In order to achieve that, the person receives support
from a designated coach.
● The role of the coach is not to teach, instruct or tell the coachee
what to do.
● Coaching someone is about helping them to find their own
solutions.
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Scale of Rapport
5 support, trust, positively connected
4 strong sense of knowing, understanding
3 genuine warmth, kinship
2 comfortable, familiar
1 some warmth
0 neutral
Scale of Rapport
0 neutral
-1 hesitation, trepidation
-2 some discomfort, detachment
-3 awareness of dislike, disassociation
-4 genuine aversion, antipathy, real dislike
-5 hostile feelings, even loathing
Coaching
Methods
02
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
TGROW Coaching
Topic Goals Reality
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Understanding the Problem
Opportunity Will
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
It’s about how
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Goal
What do you want to achieve
What will be happening when you have succeeded
What aspect of this is most important to you
Can this be a SMART goal?
It’s about how
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Reality
What is happening at the moment
What stops you from moving on
What have you tried
What happened
What have you learned
It’s about how
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Options
What could you do?
What else could you do? What else?
What are the advantages?
What are the disadvantages of each option?
What would you do if you had more time?
It’s about how
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Will
What will you do?
What will be the first step?
Who else needs to be involved?
When will this be done by?
When precisely are you going to start and finish each step?
What support do you need?
Problem to Solve & Solution
Problem to Solve
Coaching is about asking
questions to the “coachee”
identifies their own
problems or thoughts
Solution
Your questions will then
lead them to a solution
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
How this
applies to
clients
03
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
So coaching with clients…
Unfortunately coaching with
clients doesn’t work the same way
as it would with regular coachees.
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Differences in coaching
C
They don’t want to
think critically
Neptune
They don’t see the
value
Collaboration
Clients are not hiring
you to coach them
Understanding
There’s no coaching
agreement
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Partnering with clients in a
thought-provoking and
creative process that inspires
them to maximise their
potential.”
—ICF
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Coaching
conversations
04
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
So get to the
point already!
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
In meetings…
This only works in meetings
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Think about the flow
Rapport
Build that trust,
ask how they are, and
mirror them
Purpose
Ensure there is an
agenda, pre-empt
questions and needs
Lead
Clients make wild
requests; use these
opportunities to
understand them
1st 2nd 3rd
When a request is made go back to
the theory
Topic Goals Reality
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Understanding the Problem
Opportunity Will
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
This process means
You can see the current
situation
You can see the vision
You can create more trust
with the client
You can keep the client on
track
You can better understand their
industry
You can empower the
client
You can learn the clients
everchanging goals
You can influence the
conversation
You can lead the client to
the right focuses
You client can start
critically thinking
Effective
conversations
Conversation Pyramid(ish)
Goal: Is this actually relevant?
Is this feasible to the SEO goals?
What would success look like?
Why has this person chosen this?
If it’s not feasible, can we make them come to that
realisation themselves?
TOPIC: Question from client
GOAL
Realistic Opportunity Will
TOPIC
Questions
Questions
Questions Questions
What is happening at
the moment?
What have you
tried?
What have you
learned?
What are the
advantages/
disadvantages?
What else could we
do?
What support do you
need?
What can you, the
client influence?
Is this a priority?
By delving deeper into a request from a client on
a call, you can change their mind, help them
prioritise, and better understand their mindset.
“It’s simple, but so fucking powerful”
— Me
@billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
Thanks!
Do you have any questions?
billie@salt.agency
@billiegeena

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How to use coaching to create stronger client relationships

  • 1. How to use coaching to create stronger client relationships Billie Geena Hyde SALT.agency @billiegeena slideshare.net/BillieHyde
  • 2. How to use coaching to create stronger client relationships @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 3. Have you ever wanted to ask a client “what the fuck are you on about”? @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 4. How often do you question a stakeholder’s decisions? @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 5. How often do you influence change by asking questions? @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 6. By the end of this presentation, you’ll be able to influence decisions by asking questions @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 7. Why should you listen to me Experienced SEO ILM certified coach Bossy AF Is always right Swamp Witch @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 8. Table of Contents Coaching Principles 01 02 TGROW Coaching 03 How it applies to clients 04 Coaching conversations
  • 11. What is coaching A mutual conversation that follows a predictable process and leads to superior performance, commitment to sustained improvement, and positive relationships. (Denis Kinlaw) Fundamentals @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 12. Fundamentals Purpose of coaching ● Coaching is about taking a person from one situation to another, a more desirable one. ● In order to achieve that, the person receives support from a designated coach. ● The role of the coach is not to teach, instruct or tell the coachee what to do. ● Coaching someone is about helping them to find their own solutions. @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 13. Scale of Rapport 5 support, trust, positively connected 4 strong sense of knowing, understanding 3 genuine warmth, kinship 2 comfortable, familiar 1 some warmth 0 neutral
  • 14. Scale of Rapport 0 neutral -1 hesitation, trepidation -2 some discomfort, detachment -3 awareness of dislike, disassociation -4 genuine aversion, antipathy, real dislike -5 hostile feelings, even loathing
  • 16. TGROW Coaching Topic Goals Reality @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 17. Understanding the Problem Opportunity Will @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 18. It’s about how @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO Goal What do you want to achieve What will be happening when you have succeeded What aspect of this is most important to you Can this be a SMART goal?
  • 19. It’s about how @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO Reality What is happening at the moment What stops you from moving on What have you tried What happened What have you learned
  • 20. It’s about how @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO Options What could you do? What else could you do? What else? What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages of each option? What would you do if you had more time?
  • 21. It’s about how @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO Will What will you do? What will be the first step? Who else needs to be involved? When will this be done by? When precisely are you going to start and finish each step? What support do you need?
  • 22. Problem to Solve & Solution Problem to Solve Coaching is about asking questions to the “coachee” identifies their own problems or thoughts Solution Your questions will then lead them to a solution @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 24. So coaching with clients… Unfortunately coaching with clients doesn’t work the same way as it would with regular coachees. @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 25. Differences in coaching C They don’t want to think critically Neptune They don’t see the value Collaboration Clients are not hiring you to coach them Understanding There’s no coaching agreement @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 26. Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximise their potential.” —ICF @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 28. So get to the point already! @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 29. In meetings… This only works in meetings @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 30. Think about the flow Rapport Build that trust, ask how they are, and mirror them Purpose Ensure there is an agenda, pre-empt questions and needs Lead Clients make wild requests; use these opportunities to understand them 1st 2nd 3rd
  • 31. When a request is made go back to the theory Topic Goals Reality @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 32. Understanding the Problem Opportunity Will @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 33. This process means You can see the current situation You can see the vision You can create more trust with the client You can keep the client on track You can better understand their industry You can empower the client You can learn the clients everchanging goals You can influence the conversation You can lead the client to the right focuses You client can start critically thinking Effective conversations
  • 34. Conversation Pyramid(ish) Goal: Is this actually relevant? Is this feasible to the SEO goals? What would success look like? Why has this person chosen this? If it’s not feasible, can we make them come to that realisation themselves? TOPIC: Question from client
  • 35. GOAL Realistic Opportunity Will TOPIC Questions Questions Questions Questions What is happening at the moment? What have you tried? What have you learned? What are the advantages/ disadvantages? What else could we do? What support do you need? What can you, the client influence? Is this a priority?
  • 36. By delving deeper into a request from a client on a call, you can change their mind, help them prioritise, and better understand their mindset. “It’s simple, but so fucking powerful” — Me @billiegeena // #BrightonSEO
  • 37. Thanks! Do you have any questions? billie@salt.agency @billiegeena