Creating more awareness around the issues of importance for
the client is a central part of the
coaching process. Part of this many involve work around perspectives and options that the client has around the goals that they are working towards.
coaching process. Part of this many involve work around perspectives and options that the client has around the goals that they are working towards.
As we return to some of the original models of coaching,
like John Whitmore’s GROW model, we can see how centralized discussion and
exploration around perspectives can be. Throughout the options stage of the GROW
model, we may be working with our clients to explore different ways they can
move from where they are towards the goal they have set.
This holds true for both the group and team coaching context
as well. IF I am working with a group of business owners, I may be asking the
question “What options do you have to grow your revenue this quarter?”.
For one business owner they may be focusing on enhancing
referrals, another may be doing a direct mail campaign and a third may be
participating in a series of webinars.
Each pathway may be different AND the perspective they hold
around it may be different.
For the person enhancing their referrals, they might be in
the perspective that business growth that quarter is going to be a lot of fun,
as it will allow them to reconnect with their past clients and hear about the
impact of their work.
For the person doing the webinars, their perspective may be
that it’s going to be a quarter full of challenge and growth. They may really
benefit from connecting wih others in the group who can share ideas and
resources around HOW they successfully launched webinars or expanded business
using that route.
In a group coaching context, it’s important to make sure we
are leaving the space for each individual to explore the range of perspectives
which exist for them.
At the team coaching level, perspectives work with usually
be more collective. While there may be some element of coaching and conversations
around individual perspectives around things, most likely the conversations
will focus in on the collective perspective around issues. So if the team is tasked
with launching a new program for their stakeholders, it will be important that
there is alignment for the entire team around the perspectives that exist. There
can be great learning as well in terms of how different team members approach
different things.
Questions around perspectives:
1.
What is the perspective you are holding around
the issue?
2.
What assumptions form the foundation of this
perspective?
3.
What’s another way of looking at that?
4.
What else?
5.
What’s the value of looking at the complete
opposite of that?
6.
If you were to flip things to 180, what would
that look like?
Enjoy your conversations,
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton, CPCC, PCC – Potentials Realized
Leadership | Teamwork | Business Success
Author of Effective Virtual Conversations (2017), Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner (2018) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013)
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Leadership | Teamwork | Business Success
Author of Effective Virtual Conversations (2017), Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner (2018) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013)
Follow along with the #90DaysPlanDoTrack series over at Instagram @CoachingBizBuilder
Join the conversation at the Conversation Sparker Zone - our online community where you can explore virtual and team issues, coaching, productivity and business development)
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