In January 2015 I'm doing a two-part seminar on Feedback and Coaching with the Stanford Class Presidents. This is my deck from Session Two on Coaching.
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Where are we
Last time: Feedback as an interpersonal skill
Today: Coaching as a leadership tool
going?
4. How will we
Discussion (~45 mins)
Exercises & debriefs (~1 hr 10 mins)
Work in pairs
get there?
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5. Today’s concepts
A new headline
Coaching 101
Leadership roles
When to coach
Coaching tools
Traps
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6. A new headline
Coaching is a powerful technique
& an under-utilized one
but it puts leaders in a new role
& takes practice
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29. Carol Dweck
Perceptions shape reality
How do we perceive our abilities?
How do we perceive our mistakes?
Mindset
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30. Talent & intelligence
are inherent traits
Mistakes are failures or
character flaws
Negative emotional
response to mistakes
Talent & intelligence
can be developed
Mistakes are learning
opportunities
Pay close attention to
mistakes & learn
more
Fixed Growth
Mindset
Adapted from Carol Dweck [link]
32. A coaching
mindset
Growth mindset applied to others
Emphasis on learning
Support + challenge
Empathy + accountability
Adapted from Hunt & Weintraub [link]
40. Modes of inquiry
Adapted from Edgar Schein [link]
Edgar Schein
“Help” doesn’t always help
What’s a better way?
41. Modes of inquiry
1. Pure inquiry
Begin with receptivity
Avoid presumptive questions
Adapted from Edgar Schein [link]
42. Modes of inquiry
1. Pure inquiry
2. Diagnostic inquiry
Focus & redirect
Feelings, motives, actions
Adapted from Edgar Schein [link]
43. Modes of inquiry
1. Pure inquiry
2. Diagnostic inquiry
3. Confrontational inquiry
Introduce new ideas & hypotheses
Substitute the coach’s narrative
Adapted from Edgar Schein [link]
44. Modes of inquiry
1. Pure inquiry
2. Diagnostic inquiry
3. Confrontational inquiry
We tend to move too quickly
Critical to check our assumptions
Adapted from Edgar Schein [link]
46. Traps for the
coaching leader
Giving advice prematurely
Overpowering resistance
Creating dependence
Adapted from Edgar Schein [link]
47. To sum up
Look for the right conditions
Develop a coaching mindset
Practice listening
More (and more powerful) questions
Check your assumptions
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