Happy New Year! I am looking forward to bringing to you 52
blog posts this year on group and team coaching issues on a weekly basis. They will be geared to provide you with implementable
ideas and resources you can incorporate right away into any conversation you
have with many, whether it’s group or team coaching.
Given that this first week of the year is a significant one for
kick offs of new groups and team conversations, I thought it would be fitting
to focus on the topic of working with your groups or teams to set intentions for
the year.
Supporting our clients in intention setting is valuable for
a variety of reasons including:
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IT provides a focus or direction of where clients
want to go
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It supports a focus on mindset, not just action
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It opens up the conversation to what’s possible!
(and we know from research that helping our clients step into the realm of
exploring “What’s possible, is at the heart of the coaching conversation).
So what can be do to support intention setting for the year?
Here are five different ways to work with intention setting,
whether it’s at the start of the year, or start of a program:
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Simply ask “What are your intentions for the
year?
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Use a card deck and have individuals
select a card, or a photo representing their intentions for the year
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Have people select a metaphor which
represents their intentions for the year
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Roll the Dice - Whether you joined me for the 18th
Annual Year End Group and Teams Program Call OR for one of our recent Remote
Pathways calls, I’ve been enjoying sharing the Reconnecting Workspaces dice
this winter. They will be ready for purchase soon.
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DRAW It Out – Last year I became a Draw Your
Future Certified Facilitator, and enjoy bringing this graphic facilitation
process to my clients.
What would you like to do to create more of a focus on
intentions with your group?
Enjoy your conversations,
Jennifer
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Jennifer Britton - Group Coaching Essentials | Effective Virtual Conversations | Potentials Realized
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Also author of Effective Group Coaching (2010), Coaching Business Builder (2018), Effective Virtual Conversations (2017) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013). Check out my author page on Amazon for all publications.
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