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ACTIVATE Coaching Model Feb 2017
1. Coaching Demystified…
Values and Vision are the roots of every leader and the crux of
outstanding leadership. Knowing your own personal values and aligning
them to corporate strategy is the way to ensure long-term success of
your career and organization. The ACTIVATEapproach shows you how.
The ‘ACTIVATE Your Power’ coaching model was created to help you get
in touch with who you are and where you want to be. It describes the
different facets of coaching and what each can do for you. The steps are
not necessarily sequential although CONFIDENTIALITY sets the
framework and we often begin the process with VALUES & VISION. From
there, aspects may overlap and loop back from one to another. An
attempt is made here to present them in somelogical order.
A C T I V A T E Your Power . . .
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C – CONFIDENTIALITY, CONTRACTING, andCLARITY
A trusting relationship is built between coach and coachee in a safe
environment where all aspects of situations can be discussed. In this
safe, confidential space, you can feel free to discuss the realities of your
heart, brainstormideas and design paths to effective leadership.
360-degree and personality trait assessments are employed in a
feedback coaching session. Heightened self-awareness is facilitated,
relevant goals are co-created, and efficient paths to attaining them are
developed.
Frequency of sessions may vary according to each leader’s needs
(typically 6 – 12). Reporting typically occurs after each session directly to
the coachee and quarterly or less frequently to the sponsor in the case
of executive coaching.
Progress is measured through continuous feedback from trusted sources
– either through formal surveys or informaldiscussions.
V - VALUES & VISION = V2
In any coaching relationship, it is important for the coachee to establish
a good idea of who he is and where he is before he decides where he
wants to be.
Values discovery is the cornerstone of the ACTIVATE methodology. What
are your top 5 values? What are the major principles that guide your
life? By clarifying your values, what is important to you becomes the
foundation from which you operate. Alignment of personal values to
corporate core values is the next step in the process. How do your
personal values resonate with the organization’s core values? How do
these values play out in the workplace?
Vision – where do you want to be in 5 years? Where do you want to be
at the end of this year? Writing your vision helps crystalize the end game
and see yourself as you are truly meant to be.
As you clarify your values and purpose, you learn to trust your intuition
and lead from a place of control. Operating from a center of correct
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principles and focusing on personal mission enables you to perform at
your peak and take decisions with conviction.
T – TALENTS
Talent and strengths are validated. Recalibrating and learning how to
use them correctly is the catalyst of your development plan. What are
your unique abilities? What have people said you are good at? Why did
your organization hire you? What compliments have you been paid?
Concentrating on further developing and effectively employing your
unique abilities - your gifts, what you do best - will help overcome
perceived weaknesses, obstacles and barriers.
A – AWARENESS
Clarification of values, vision and strengths combine to engender a
heightened self awareness. Heightened self-awareness is the enabler to
facilitating change and is the power behind initiating those paradigm
shifts that will make a difference to your life and in the workplace.
I - INSIGHT
In this safe, confidential space, your coach will actively listen to you and
ask powerful questions to stimulate deep thinking. New thoughts
emerge and engender insights to help solve problems. These insights are
later transformed into actions to help achieve your goals. * Coachees
sometimes emerge from the session drained from the work, but also
energized by new possibilities.
A – ACTION
Armed with heightened self-awareness and new insights, you and your
coach will identify major goals and co-create a detailed action plan. You
are able to execute purposeful action with conviction. With practice,
new behaviors become habits. As you learn to trust your intuition, you
will have fewer “decisions” to make. The answers become clear and you
innately know and execute with confidence.
T - TESTING ASSUMPTIONS
As we move up the career ladder, we often bring with us modes of
operation from previous positions. Your coach will help you delve into
the why’s of your actions and uncover underlying beliefs that may no
longer serveyou.
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Alternative perspectives will be presented and you will be challenged to
think outside the box. As a result, self-imposed limitations are
surpassed and you become more open to the opportunities that
surround you. Old habits can then be replaced by empowering behaviors
that will help propel you forward.
E - EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
The fruits of your work manifest themselves and you become who you
were meant to be. Not only are you more aware of the opportunities
that surround you, but also well on your way to attaining them. You are
more performant in your job – surpassing business results, and your
company is increasing profits in the process.
* INSIGHT into ACTION. The Coaching Process helps generate
innovative thinking that produces relevant insights. These insights are
then transformed into actions, which create experiences that can be
further reflected upon. With each session, the process continues to
accelerate growth.
1 Reflection 3 Action
4 Experience
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The Learning Process