Coaching 101 - Ch 6

Summary

This chapter is about reviewing progress made toward accomplishing a goal, and celebrating positive changes that have been made. Celebrating the little successes is encouraging to a person who has a long road ahead of them and gives them a sense of accomplishment. To appropriately review progress, one must ask:

1) What's working?

2) What's not working?

3) What are you learning?

4) What needs to change?

5) What else needs to be done?

6) What further training would be helpful?

7) What's next in our coaching relationship?

Personal reflection

I like that the initial focus is on the positive and not the negative. In looking at what's working first, the person being coached is being drawn out of the natural tendency to focus on the problems first, which will start them out on a note of encouragement. This is a good practice to follow when conversing with friends too, "Do you have any praise reports?"

Scripture

Phillippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

(1) Logan, Robert E. & Carlton, Sherilyn. 2003. Coaching 101: Discover the Power of Coaching. ChurchSmart Resources