The Coach Approach Flashcards
What is the definition?
Coaches look to collaborate & partner vs. show up as an expert who analyzes, problem solves, provides solutions, gives advice, provides education, teaches new skills, develops strategies. The coach approach is a personalized learning system which enables clients to find their own answers and achieve exceptional results even in the face of challenges.
What are the acronyms/needs and skills?
When coaches use the coach approach the coach allows the client to be the decision maker and be the expert for themselves. Encourages personal responsibility, reflective thinking, self discovery and the development of self efficacy. With the use of collaboration, empathy, open ended inquiry and reflections can lead the client in direction of success. The coach acts as a facilitator, partner, elicits the client’s agenda, client is responsible for their health, fosters possibilities, focuses on what’s right, co discovers, learns from the client, dances with the client and works as hard as the client.
What are the principles?
Ask questions w/beginner’s mind > Reading, respecting & working with client emotions
> Listen rather than waiting to speak - WAIT
> Not generating quiet resistance - the ‘know it all’ energy
> No decisions/judgment calls
> Not rushing clients through their ‘muck’
> Not being on auto-pilot
