Thursday, December 29, 2022

Group Coaching Core Essentials #18 - Ask for Feedback

 This year here at the Group Coaching Ins and Outs blog we've shared 18 core Group Coaching


foundational tips in honor of our 18th Anniversary Celebrations here at Potentials Realized. It's hard to believe some days that it's been 18 years supporting coaches with their group and team programming, as well as delivering our own work with groups and teams. Our final in this year's 18 for 18 series - #18 is Ask for Feedback.

Here's what Evana who leads the Group Coaching Essentials program shares about Asking For Feedback

Ask for Feedback 

Feedback is an invaluable element to include in your programs. Feedback supports group coaches to improve their programs and leadership as group coaches continuously. Whether you are a new or seasoned coach (or group coach), receiving feedback is a best practice that should be solicited and taken into consideration. Potentials Realized has been offering Group Coaching Essentials for sixteen years, and we still request feedback via a program evaluation after each program finishes. 

What are your participants saying about the program, your material, and their met and unmet needs? This information is essential in terms of marketing and future program development. 

 Principle: Request feedback throughout the program and especially at the end of the program with an evaluation form, supporting you to learn if you delivered on your promise concerning integrating the four coaching elements. 

 

Action: Receiving feedback directly from your participants will give you first-hand information to know what’s effective and what can be reviewed and modified to support you in delivering an even better program in the future.

 

 

Consider including questions on the following themes in your feedback form:

  • Questions about the program
  • Questions about logistics
  • Questions about your coaching/facilitation
  • Questions on laser coaching (if included)
  • Relating to the four core elements (Goal-setting, Accountability, Awareness, and Action
  • Likelihood of Recommending program and Testimonials (with permission to use name or initials with profession) for marketing purposes

  In addition, consider including the following:

  • Open-ended questions
  • Scale questions (1-5 Poor to Excellent) questions to assess satisfaction level with a series of options
  • Opportunity to stay connected (newsletter)

Ultimately, a great group coaching program is a coach who is willing to ask for feedback and adapt to participant needs and suggestions. 

What feedback loops do you want to incorporate into your programming this year?

Best wishes,

Jennifer and Evana

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What is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the NEW Group and Team Coaching Superpower Quiz. You can find it at https://bit.ly/gtcoachingsuperpower. Share your style using the comments below and/or follow along on Instagram at our CoachingBizBuilder site.

Join us for an upcoming program including: 

Group Coaching Essentials - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET: January 13, 20, 27, February 4 and 11 (with Evana) - 8.75 CCEs

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum - 10 CCEs - Fridays 1230 - 145 pm ET: January 13 - mid-Feb (6 weeks) with Jennifer or later in January with Evana

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs)  - Being asked to coach teams? Equip yourself with the foundations of this quickly evolving field. This program is grounded in our From One to Many methodology PLUS what works right now in today's evolving workspace. 6 week program on Mondays 12 - 130 pm ET  January 9,  23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 2023 with Kathy

Mentor Coaching Group - 10 hours Fridays 9-10 am ET: January 13 - April 13th with Jennifer or Mondays 1230 - 130 pm ET running January 9 - April 9. 4 spots open in each group. (For ACC renewal or PCC)

ACTIVATE your Group and Team Coaching Superpowers (14 CCEs) - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET starting January 9th with Jennifer (6 weeks)

Coaching Supervision Group (Small group format) - Thursdays 12 - 130 pm ET January 12 with additional calls first week of the month (Jan to May) OR book a call to explore individual coaching supervision.

The Coaching Biz Growth Lab is an annual group which meets bi-weekly throughout the year, focusing on your coaching business development. WE kick off December 31st with a special bonus call, and will be meeting bi-weekly throughout 2023 for group calls, plus 12 special monthly events like Get it Done Days, month end planning and design sprints. Cost per month is only $250 US/month.  Click here to learn more and register- 5 spots still open

Check out our full schedule for January programs which begin the week of January 9th at GroupCoachingEssentials.ca.

Join us for the new Certificate in Team Coaching - 70 and 125 hour pathways.

 


Wednesday, December 28, 2022

2023 Vision Creation Session - Day 10 of the 12 Days of Celebrations

 Welcome back to Day 10 of our 12 Days of Celebrations. Day 10 is one of my favorites  - a link to the 2023 Vision Creation Session I held last month. This is an annual activity I host each November, and it's always amazing to hear how it supports coaches and other professionals in creating their vision for the new year.

Given that we are a few days away from the official start to 2023, I hope you will find 30 minutes today to grab a pen and follow along with these reflective prompts I share in the 2023 Vision session. 

Here's the video:



Looking for support to make your 2023 Vision a reality? Join us throughout 2023 for the Coaching Biz Growth Lab, a bi-weekly coaching group that meets on Fridays between 11:35 - 12:20pm ET for focused conversation on your business. Each month we also meet for a special IMPLEMENTATION event - whether it's a four hour Get it Done Afternoon, OR a Design Sprint, or a monthly/quarterly reflection session - the program is geared to get you into Daily STEPS and CONSISTENT action, critical in a business context which is always changing. 

There's a year end special rate on the CGBL until December 30th  - save $500 US on the annual rate of $2997 US OR join us for $250 US a month. Click here to learn more and register.

Let's make 2023 your best year ever!

Jennifer

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What is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the NEW Group and Team Coaching Superpower Quiz. You can find it at https://bit.ly/gtcoachingsuperpower. Share your style using the comments below and/or follow along on Instagram at our CoachingBizBuilder site.

Join us for an upcoming program including: 

Group Coaching Essentials - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET: January 13, 20, 27, February 4 and 11 (with Evana) - 8.75 CCEs

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum - 10 CCEs - Fridays 1230 - 145 pm ET: January 13 - mid-Feb (6 weeks) with Jennifer or later in January with Evana

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs)  - Being asked to coach teams? Equip yourself with the foundations of this quickly evolving field. This program is grounded in our From One to Many methodology PLUS what works right now in today's evolving workspace. 6 week program on Mondays 12 - 130 pm ET  January 9,  23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 2023 with Kathy

Mentor Coaching Group - 10 hours Fridays 9-10 am ET: January 13 - April 13th with Jennifer or Mondays 1230 - 130 pm ET running January 9 - April 9. 4 spots open in each group. (For ACC renewal or PCC)

ACTIVATE your Group and Team Coaching Superpowers (14 CCEs) - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET starting January 9th with Jennifer (6 weeks)

Coaching Supervision Group (Small group format) - Thursdays 12 - 130 pm ET January 12 with additional calls first week of the month (Jan to May) OR book a call to explore individual coaching supervision.

The Coaching Biz Growth Lab is an annual group which meets bi-weekly throughout the year, focusing on your coaching business development. WE kick off December 31st with a special bonus call, and will be meeting bi-weekly throughout 2023 for group calls, plus 12 special monthly events like Get it Done Days, month end planning and design sprints. Cost per month is only $250 US/month.  Click here to learn more and register- 5 spots still open

Check out our full schedule for January programs which begin the week of January 9th at GroupCoachingEssentials.ca.

Join us for the new Certificate in Team Coaching - 70 and 125 hour pathways.



Friday, December 23, 2022

Holiday Party Replay - Team and Group Coaching - Day 9 - 12 Days of Celebrations

Welcome back to the 12 days of celebrations! As part of Day 9 of the 12 Days of Celebrations I am VERY pleased to share with you a reply to our Holiday Party. Now in it's 19th year, it's an annual tradition I look forward to.

This year we covered a range of topic areas including:

* 6 influences on team and group coaching this past year - taken from my most recent article for choice magazine, "State of the Union, 3.0" - See it in choice Volume 20, Edition 4

* What are your group and team coaching superpowers? Based on the Superpower quiz - take it now if you haven't already - it only takes 2 minutes and you'll get a cool report as well!

* Exploring the Experiential Process - What? So What? Now What?  - as you go to reflect on the year, and set goals for the new  year

* Coaching Supervision for coaches - whether you are a team coach, group coach or individual coach, we can all benefit from the reflective pause supervision offers.

* The new ICF Advanced Credential in Team Coaching  (ACTC) and how our program pathways towards the 6 and 10 course Certificate in Team Coaching will support you in the journey.

The party ran for 3 hours and I hope you will enjoy it!



I'll be back next week with Days 10 - 12 as the Celebrations continue. What's been your favorite to far?

As we batten down the hatches here for the weekend holiday blizzard, have a good one!

With best wishes,

Jennifer

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WHAT is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the NEW Group and Team Coaching Superpower Quiz. You can find it at https://bit.ly/gtcoachingsuperpower. Share your style using the comments below and/or follow along on Instagram at our CoachingBizBuilder site.

Join us for an upcoming program including: 

Group Coaching Essentials - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET: January 13, 20, 27, February 4 and 11 (with Evana) - 8.75 CCEs

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum - 10 CCEs - Fridays 1230 - 145 pm ET: January 13 - mid-Feb (6 weeks) with Jennifer

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs)  - Being asked to coach teams? Equip yourself with the foundations of this quickly evolving field. This program is grounded in our From One to Many methodology PLUS what works right now in today's evolving workspace. 6 week program on Mondays 12 - 130 pm ET  January 9,  23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 2023 with Kathy

Mentor Coaching Group - 10 hours Fridays 9-10 am ET: January 13 - April 13th with Jennifer or Mondays 1230 - 130 pm ET running January 9 - April 9. 4 spots open in each group. (For ACC renewal or PCC)

Team Coaching Supervision (Small group format) - Thursdays 12 - 130 pm ET January 12 with additional calls first week of the month (Jan to May) OR book a call to explore individual coaching supervision.

The Coaching Biz Growth Lab is an annual group which meets bi-weekly throughout the year, focusing on your coaching business development. WE kick off December 31st with a special bonus call, and will be meeting bi-weekly throughout 2023 for group calls, plus 12 special monthly events like Get it Done Days, month end planning and design sprints. Cost per month is only $250 US/month.  Click here to learn more and register- 5 spots still open

Check out our full schedule for January programs which begin the week of January 9th at GroupCoachingEssentials.ca.



Monday, December 19, 2022

Marketing Downloads for Coaches - 12 Days of Celebrations - Day 8

I know that marketing is something that coaches often find distasteful


 yet it's an essential part of business success. This is one of the many topics we explore at the Coaching Biz Growth Lab, a fun annual group which meets bi-weekly throughout the year. We explore all things marketing and business development as it relates to building a coaching business, whether you are working with clients 1-1, group or team.

Given the number of coaches who are focusing on marketing and planning at this time of year, I thought it would be valuable to share a couple of marketing resources for you:

#1 - Marketing One Pager - Use this quick worksheet (originally from the 21 for 21 Sprints) to explore the ins and outs of one of your offers for 2023. You might use it to think about a new program, a book, an offer  Download it over at the CGBL information page.

#2 - 101 Marketing Ideas for Group and Team Programs - Stuck on how to get the word out? Use this to spur on some "Daily Steps + Consistent Action to generate MOMENTUM" (note the tagline from Coaching Business Builder (pick up digital copy of this resource for 2023 - Purchase and Download today for $29 US)

You'll also find the 101 Marketing Ideas over at the CGBL Information page. 

We kick off the new year together on December 31st for a special CGBL 2023 kick off call  - hope you will consider joining us. The discounted rate ends this Friday December 23rd for annual support rate of $2497 US or 12 installments of $250 US (what else can you get for that amount every month with today's shrinkflation). I hope you will consider joining us to focus on your business development during 2023. Check out the 2023 CGBL schedule OR Register now.

My top 5 tips for marketing for 2023:

#1 - Make a list of what you want to do to get the word out. Brainstorm. Think big. 

#2 - Leverage your strengths. As we discuss in Group Coaching Essentials, leveraging your strengths is key. Not sure about this? Take the TEam and Group Coaching Superpower Quiz - it will give you some ideas of your natural "go to" as a coach. It only takes 2 minutes - https://bit.ly/gtcoachingsuperpower. 

#3 - Think about what your clients WANT and PREFER. What are they looking for? What is going to support them? Where are they congregating?

#4 - Get out and have conversations. Whether we are virtual or physical, getting out for a conversation is critical for business success. What speaking you doing? What 1-1s are you hosting? Book a call with me or my team to talk about what kind of conversations you might have.

#5 - Create a plan. Whether you use the content pages or quarterly planners in Coaching Business Builder, or your own, create a plan. Make it visible. Make it consistent.

Enjoy the journey and be sure to check out the downloads -- there are some at the side of the CGBL program page, and some at the bottom. Hope you use them!

Jennifer

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WHAT is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the NEW Group and Team Coaching Superpower Quiz. You can find it at https://bit.ly/gtcoachingsuperpower. Share your style using the comments below and/or follow along on Instagram at our CoachingBizBuilder site.

Join us for an upcoming program including: 

Group Coaching Essentials - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET: January 13, 20, 27, February 4 and 11 (with Evana) - 8.75 CCEs

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum - 10 CCEs - Fridays 1230 - 145 pm ET: January 13 - mid-Feb (6 weeks) with Jennifer

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs)  - Being asked to coach teams? Equip yourself with the foundations of this quickly evolving field. This program is grounded in our From One to Many methodology PLUS what works right now in today's evolving workspace. 6 week program on Mondays 12 - 130 pm ET  January 9,  23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 2023 with Kathy

Mentor Coaching Group - 10 hours Fridays 9-10 am ET: January 13 - April 13th with Jennifer or Mondays 1230 - 130 pm ET running January 9 - April 9. 4 spots open in each group. (For ACC renewal or PCC)

Team Coaching Supervision (Small group format) - Thursdays 12 - 130 pm ET January 12 with additional calls first week of the month (Jan to May) OR book a call to explore individual coaching supervision.

Year End Business Planning Retreat - Wednesday December 21 - 1230 - 430 pm ET with Jennifer (4 spots open)

Check out our full schedule for January programs which begin the week of January 9th at GroupCoachingEssentials.ca.

SAVE THE DATE For our 19th Annual Holiday Party - 10 - 1 pm ET on Tuesday December 20th (virtual on zoom)! Everyone is invited to join us


 




Friday, December 16, 2022

Coaching Supervision - Day 7 of the 12 Days of Celebrations

 Ongoing learning is part of our coaching competencies. What are you doing to pause, reflect and adjust


the way you coach?

This year I've been exploring that question on a personal and program level, as an individual, as well as a coach trainer, and coaching supervisor.

One of the evolutions of our professional practice in coaching is that of coaching supervision. Many of you may be aware that 5 hours of coaching supervision is now required for those applying to the new ICF Advanced Certification in Team Coaching.  Here at Potentials Realized we are proud to be offering Coaching Supervision in an individual format as well as a group format (next supervision group starts Thursdays 12 - 130 pm ET on January 12th, meeting on the 1st Thursday of every month for February through May 2023).

Why is coaching supervision important?

1. It provides an opportunity for coaches to pause and reflect on their practice and specific engagements with clients. This is important for individual coaching, as well as group and team coaching, which we specialize in.

2. It provides an opportunity for coaches to pause and reflect on where they are developing.

3. It provides an opportunity for coaches to pause and restore or renew.

4. For team coaches, it helps to unpack the complexity of the conversations occurring within the team system, around the team system, as well as with us as supervisors. We use Hawkins 10 Eyed Model for Team Coaching Supervision, and are pleased to have been trained directly with Peter in team coaching supervision techniques.

5. It provides an opportunity to learn with others. Aligned with our focus on groups and teams, we believe in the power of collaborative learning and encourage you as a coach to consider group supervision, where you can learn from others experiences, as much as individual coaching supervision.

Curious about coaching supervision? Book a call to discuss, and check out our January coaching supervision group (5 spaces still open)


Check out this call I hosted with our team lead, Kathy Vaughan, earlier this year on coaching supervision and why it's important:



Have a great weekend,
Jennifer

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 hat is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the NEW Group and Team Coaching Superpower Quiz. You can find it at https://bit.ly/gtcoachingsuperpower. Share your style using the comments below and/or follow along on Instagram at our CoachingBizBuilder site.

Join us for an upcoming program including: 

Group Coaching Essentials - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET: January 13, 20, 27, February 4 and 11 (with Evana) - 8.75 CCEs

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum - 10 CCEs - Fridays 1230 - 145 pm ET: January 13 - mid-Feb (6 weeks) with Jennifer

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs)  - Being asked to coach teams? Equip yourself with the foundations of this quickly evolving field. This program is grounded in our From One to Many methodology PLUS what works right now in today's evolving workspace. 6 week program on Mondays 12 - 130 pm ET  January 9,  23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 2023 with Kathy

Mentor Coaching Group - 10 hours Fridays 9-10 am ET: January 13 - April 13th with Jennifer or Mondays 1230 - 130 pm ET running January 9 - April 9. 4 spots open in each group. (For ACC renewal or PCC)

Team Coaching Supervision (Small group format) - Thursdays 12 - 130 pm ET January 12 with additional calls first week of the month (Jan to May) OR book a call to explore individual coaching supervision.

Year End Business Planning Retreat - Wednesday December 21 - 1230 - 430 pm ET with Jennifer (4 spots open)

Check out our full schedule for January programs which begin the week of January 9th at GroupCoachingEssentials.ca.

SAVE THE DATE For our 19th Annual Holiday Party - 10 - 1 pm ET on Tuesday December 20th (virtual on zoom)! Everyone is invited to join us


 




Thursday, December 15, 2022

Group Coaching Core Essentials #17 - It's Not About Content In Your Conversations (Day 6 of 12 Days of Celebrations 2022)

 As coaches (whether you are working 1-1 or in groups), we partner with the client(s) to


transform learning and insight into action. A key component differentiating group coaching from training and facilitation is keeping content out of the group conversation to accomplish this, allowing the space and time in the session to have exploratory discussions. The exchanges support them in connecting the topics as it relates to them in support of realizing their program and life goals. 

 Keeping content out of group conversation is a paradigm shift for newer group coaches or even seasoned coaches with extensive training and facilitation history. If content (new learning, assessments, videos, articles) is required, consider sharing it as pre-work.

 Beyond creating space for deepening conversation, participants can take the reins of their learning; and self-manage and pace their learning, so it’s optimal for them. 

Principle: Be mindful of how much content you add to your session. 

Action: Overloading with content doesn’t allow space for the needs of the group.

Here is some idea’s to help you get started:

  • Review your program design to ensure content stays out of the group conversation.
  • Create an inventory of possible learning for each of your topics.
  • Consider the various learning styles to ensure participants have options in learning (extend options that may include: an article, podcast, video, or demonstration of the teaching) when giving pre-work.
  • Integrate various coaching approaches in your sessions to deepen learning and integration of the topic and pre-work given before the session.
  • Review International Coaches Federation’s (ICF’s) core competencies to understand how this principle benefits your participants
  • List powerful questions that can support you in relating the topic to the four core elements of coaching: goals, awareness, action, and accountability.
  • Add a structure to keep the conversation going between sessions, allowing participants to share learnings, questions, and even ah-a’s about pre-work and session outcomes. 

 I invite you to pause and evaluate what becomes possible when extracting content (aka- teaching content) from the group conversation and extend an invitation for individual learning to participants.

Best wishes,

Evana

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 What is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the NEW Group and Team Coaching Superpower Quiz. You can find it at https://bit.ly/gtcoachingsuperpower. Share your style using the comments below and/or follow along on Instagram at our CoachingBizBuilder site.

Join us for an upcoming program including: 

Group Coaching Essentials - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET: January 13, 20, 27, February 4 and 11 (with Evana) - 8.75 CCEs

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum - 10 CCEs - Fridays 1230 - 145 pm ET: January 13 - mid-Feb (6 weeks) with Jennifer

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs)  - Being asked to coach teams? Equip yourself with the foundations of this quickly evolving field. This program is grounded in our From One to Many methodology PLUS what works right now in today's evolving workspace. 6 week program on Mondays 12 - 130 pm ET  January 9,  23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 2023 with Kathy

Mentor Coaching Group - 10 hours Fridays 9-10 am ET: January 13 - April 13th with Jennifer or Mondays 1230 - 130 pm ET running January 9 - April 9. 4 spots open in each group. (For ACC renewal or PCC)

Year End Business Planning Retreat - Wednesday December 21 - 1230 - 430 pm ET with Jennifer (4 spots open)

Check out our ffull schedule for January programs which begin the week of January 9th at GroupCoachingEssentials.ca.

SAVE THE DATE For our 19th Annual Holiday Party - 10 - 1 pm ET on Tuesday December 20th (virtual on zoom)! Everyone is invited to join us


 


Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Group and Team Coaching Design Tips - Day 5: 12 Days of Celebrations

 We're almost mid-way through the 12 Days of Celebrations for group and team coaches. Be sure to


check out:

Day 4 - Working With Visual Cards - Read it here and be sure to check out the video!

Day 3 - Coaching Business Builder Checklist - Check it out and be sure to download the checklist which comes from the Coaching Biz Growth Lab that will be kicking off again in January. Save $500 on your spot in this annual business coaching group!

Day 2 - 20 Group and Team Coaching Client Questions. You'll find them here.

Day 1 - 6 Core Group and Team Coaching Resources - check them out here

Today we tackle the important question around DESIGN. What can you do to structure the process of a great group or team coaching conversation? Co-creating the focus of the conversation is what keeps coaching, coaching. At the same time, it can be valuable to think through what the conversation is going to look like, keeping in mind the "book ends" of coaching openers and closers. 

I also wanted to remind you of the Group Coaching Design Matrix we explore throughout the Group Coaching Essentials program. If you have a copy of my books - Effective Group Coaching OR From One to Many  - you will find a copy of this in the Design Chapters.

Taking time to map out the core elements of the coaching arc is important.  At the same time  you may want to overlay some of the tips around solid neuroscience I cover in Effective Virtual Conversations (see chapter 6) as well as the PEBBLLES ETC Framework I first shared in that book:

PEBBLES ETC stands for:


Whether your conversations are virtual, or in person, you can incorporate these all into your process.

And don't forget my favorite design tip - LESS IS MORE! When you think about the importance of the start and close of a coaching conversation there's usually only room for one coaching activity/discussion/conversation.

Enjoy today's tip and think about what your design process might look like? 

Want more support in this area? This is what we focus on all year at the LEarning Lab and Design Studio, a bi-weekly coaching group which meets every second Friday from 8 - 845 am ET throughout the year. We kick off again in early January (with a bonus call on December 31st to set your intentions!). Hope you will join us - learn more here and register. Join us and save $500 US with the end of November savings carried over to December 21st!

With best wishes,

Jennifer

What is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the NEW Group and Team Coaching Superpower Quiz. You can find it at https://bit.ly/gtcoachingsuperpower. Share your style using the comments below and/or follow along on Instagram at our CoachingBizBuilder site.

Join us for an upcoming program including: 

Group Coaching Essentials - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET: January 13, 20, 27, February 4 and 11 (with Evana) - 8.75 CCes

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum - 10 CCEs - Fridays 1230 - 145 pm ET: January 13 - mid-Feb (6 weeks) with Jennifer

Reconnecting Workspaces Certified Coach - 24 CCEs - Join us for an intensive 3 day virtual delivery on December 12, 19, 21  and build out your specialization for coaching in today's evolving workspaces - hybrid, in-person and remote. 1, 2 and 6 payments available.  Calls 830 - 430 pm ET. With Jennifer.

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs)  - Being asked to coach teams? Equip yourself with the foundations of this quickly evolving field. This program is grounded in our From One to Many methodology PLUS what works right now in today's evolving workspace. 6 week program on Mondays 12 - 130 pm ET  January 9,  23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 2023 with Kathy

Mentor Coaching Group - 10 hours Fridays 9-10 am ET: January 13 - April 13th with Jennifer. 5 spots open. (For ACC renewal or PCC)

Year End Business Planning Retreat - December 13 (1 - 5 pm ET) with Jennifer (4 spots open)

Check out our Intensive December 2022 offerings which will be delivered by Jennifer in early December. More information and schedule at GroupCoachingEssentials.ca.

SAVE THE DATE For our 19th Annual Holiday Party - 10 - 1 pm ET on Tuesday December 20th (virtual on zoom)!

 


Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Working with Visual Cards - 12 Days of Celebrations - Day 4

What are you doing to incorporate more visuals into your work with team or group coaching clients?

Coaching is a primarily verbal modality, and new insights can be gleaned via the visual channel. 
Consider how you might want to incorporate more:
  • Photographs
  • Icons
  • Metaphors
Last week I was asked by a coach regarding some tips for creating a powerful collage of images for them to use in an opener for group coaching. Some tips around virtual visuals:
#1  - Make sure they are varied enough - consider perspective, natural vs. built environment, variety of colors/textures/images, 
#2 - Consider the question you want people to reflect on - relate it to the theme
#3 - What questions will evoke awareness? Facilitate action?

In person:
A good rule of thumb for using visuals is to have 2 photos per person, to create enough variety.

Whether it's for openers or closers, I love incorporating visuals to activate new insights, create a pause, or provide a focus. 

To learn more about working with visuals, check out this 30 minute video I created on Working With Visuals - 2020, based on my experience of creating the Conversation Sparker Cards, and working with teams and groups for more than a decade with these approaches:

Enjoy the video and explore different ways, and different questions you may want to ask when working with visuals with groups and teams. 

You may also want to check out the 40 Ways to Work with Visuals Ebook I created with facilitated exercises to work with any visual card deck around topics ranging from innovation, to strengths, to goals. 

Activity today:
  • Consider what you would include in order incorporate more visuals in your work
  • Take 5-10 minutes to find copyright accessible images (consider Unsplash or Pixabay)
  • Explore Canva if you are looking to create your own virtual visual collage

Enjoy!
Jennifer

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What is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the NEW Group and Team Coaching Superpower Quiz. You can find it at https://bit.ly/gtcoachingsuperpower. Share your style using the comments below and/or follow along on Instagram at our CoachingBizBuilder site.

Join us for an upcoming program including: 

Group Coaching Essentials - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET: January 13, 20, 27, February 4 and 11 (with Evana) - 8.75 CCes

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum - 10 CCEs - Fridays 1230 - 145 pm ET: January 13 - mid-Feb (6 weeks) with Jennifer

Reconnecting Workspaces Certified Coach - 24 CCEs - Join us in January for our next 7 week offering on Thursday evenings from 5 - 730 pm ET starting January 19th running to 1st week of March. Build out your specialization for coaching in today's evolving workspaces - hybrid, in-person and remote. 1, 2 and 6 payments available.  With Jennifer.

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs)  - Being asked to coach teams? Equip yourself with the foundations of this quickly evolving field. This program is grounded in our From One to Many methodology PLUS what works right now in today's evolving workspace. 6 week program on Mondays 12 - 130 pm ET  January 9,  23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 2023 with Kathy

Mentor Coaching Group - 10 hours Fridays 9-10 am ET: January 13 - April 13th or Mondays 1230-130 pm ET running January 9 - April 9 2022 with Jennifer. (For ACC renewal or PCC)

SAVE THE DATE For our 19th Annual Holiday Party - 10 - 1 pm ET on Tuesday December 20th (virtual on zoom)!




Monday, December 12, 2022

Coaching Business Builder Systems Checklist - Day 3 : 12 Days of Celebrations 2022

Welcome back to Day 3 of the 12 Days of Celebrations for 2022. As we wind down the year I wanted to share 12 different resources that group and team coaches will find valuable.


Today is one of my favorite areas - building your coaching business, and ensuring you have the necessary systems in place so your business can run for you, rather than you needing to run the business all the time. This is particularly important when you scale your work to many - to groups and teams.

Today's resource is a Coaching Business Systems Checklist. In the Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner (which we will be working on in the upcoming Year End Business Planning Virtual Retreats), I like to take stock of systems in 5 core areas of the business. We take a deeper dive into each of these throughout the year at the Coaching Biz Growth Lab (kicking off December 31st):-)

For now, head on over to the CGBL program registration page, and download the Checklist One Pager for The Coaching Business Systems you'll want to have in place, or work on during 2023. Hope you will join us for the program! There's a special $500 US discount on the program registration for those following this series who register before December 23rd. What would it be like to get support for your business for a little more than $200 US a month? Check it out.

With best wishes,

Jennifer

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What is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the NEW Group and Team Coaching Superpower Quiz. You can find it at https://bit.ly/gtcoachingsuperpower. Share your style using the comments below and/or follow along on Instagram at our CoachingBizBuilder site.

Join us for an upcoming program including: 

Group Coaching Essentials - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET: January 13, 20, 27, February 4 and 11 (with Evana) - 8.75 CCes

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum - 10 CCEs - Fridays 1230 - 145 pm ET: January 13 - mid-Feb (6 weeks) with Jennifer

Reconnecting Workspaces Certified Coach - 24 CCEs - Join us in January for our next 7 week offering on Thursday evenings from 5 - 730 pm ET starting January 19th running to 1st week of March. Build out your specialization for coaching in today's evolving workspaces - hybrid, in-person and remote. 1, 2 and 6 payments available.  With Jennifer.

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs)  - Being asked to coach teams? Equip yourself with the foundations of this quickly evolving field. This program is grounded in our From One to Many methodology PLUS what works right now in today's evolving workspace. 6 week program on Mondays 12 - 130 pm ET  January 9,  23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 2023 with Kathy

Mentor Coaching Group - 10 hours Fridays 9-10 am ET: January 13 - April 13th with Jennifer. 5 spots open. (For ACC renewal or PCC)

Year End Business Planning Retreat - December 13 (1 - 5 pm ET) with Jennifer (4 spots open)

SAVE THE DATE For our 19th Annual Holiday Party - 10 - 1 pm ET on Tuesday December 20th (virtual on zoom)!




Friday, December 09, 2022

20 Questions for Group and Team Coaching - 12 Days of Holidays 2022 - Day 2

 Welcome back to Day 2 of the 12 Days of Holidays where I am sharing 12 core elements you can


integrate as a coach into your work with teams as groups. 

Today's focus brings us to one of the core elements of this work - QUESTIONS!

As coaches we can sometimes find ourselves in a rut around questions, yet they form the backbone to our conversations.

Today I wanted to share with you 20 questions I love to use, borrowed from my work as a Mentor Coach, and Coaching Supervisor. 

Keeping in mind the coaching arc I shared back in From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching, we want to think about the "bookends" of coaching - the start and end, as well as what we do to activate new insights, awareness, accountability and action around results and relationships.

Here are 20 questions you may want to consider:

1.   What’s important right now to explore? (Note this may link to the Six Factors of High Performing Teams, relationships, results etc)

2.   How does this goal connect with others? (other team members, KPIs, organizational goals etc)?

3.   What’s really important about that?

4.   What could get in the way?

5.   What additional support will help you be successful?

6.   What perspective are you in around this?

7.   What’s another perspective around that?

8.   What else?

9.   3 adjectives that describe….

1   If you were to make one change that made the biggest difference, what would it be?

     What is the one action you want to undertake in the next 24 hours?

     What impact would it have?

     What’s aligned?

     What’s not? 

     What would “wild success” look like?

     What will help you focus?

17.What’s your vision?

     What’s at the core?

     What’s the flip side? (or What’s an alternative to that)?

    Who is an ally for you in this?

21 What assumptions are you making?

     Imagine it is now 5 months down the road. How will you know you’ve been successful? 

     A reminder that when coaching teams our conversation is more of a collective one, versus in groups where each group member may reflect on each of these questions as it relates to their own pathway.

      Enjoy the Questions.     Have a great weekend!

       Jennifer

 Jennifer Britton

GroupCoachingEssentials.ca | Potentials Realized


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What is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the NEW Group and Team Coaching Superpower Quiz. You can find it at https://bit.ly/gtcoachingsuperpower. Share your style using the comments below and/or follow along on Instagram at our CoachingBizBuilder site.

Join us for an upcoming program including: 

Group Coaching Essentials - Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET: January 13, 20, 27, February 4 and 11 (with Evana) - 8.75 CCes

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum - 10 CCEs - Fridays 1230 - 145 pm ET: January 13 - mid-Feb (6 weeks) with Jennifer

Reconnecting Workspaces Certified Coach - 24 CCEs - Join us in January for our next 7 week offering on Thursday evenings from 5 - 730 pm ET starting January 19th running to 1st week of March. Build out your specialization for coaching in today's evolving workspaces - hybrid, in-person and remote. 1, 2 and 6 payments available.  With Jennifer.

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs)  - Being asked to coach teams? Equip yourself with the foundations of this quickly evolving field. This program is grounded in our From One to Many methodology PLUS what works right now in today's evolving workspace. 6 week program on Mondays 12 - 130 pm ET  January 9,  23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 2023 with Kathy

Mentor Coaching Group - 10 hours Fridays 9-10 am ET: January 13 - April 13th with Jennifer. 5 spots open. (For ACC renewal or PCC)

Year End Business Planning Retreat - December 13 (1 - 5 pm ET) with Jennifer (4 spots open)

SAVE THE DATE For our 19th Annual Holiday Party - 10 - 1 pm ET on Tuesday December 20th (virtual on zoom)!