Coaching Shorts Video Series - Soundbytes for Group and Team Coaches

Part of my Q4 creative project was to launch the new daily Coaching Shorts™ video series on YouTube. These are quick 60 second or less videos to support you as a group or team coaching, providing you with a quick daily soundbyte around core topics like coaching competencies, coaching tools or frameworks.

In the last 33 days I've covered a range of topics from:

Why I do what I do - https://youtube.com/shorts/-jixCmcaDQo?feature=share

to Metaphor - https://youtube.com/shorts/i12r1VDytEg?feature=share 

Scaling the Coaching Conversation - https://youtube.com/shorts/i12r1VDytEg?feature=share

 Coaching Agreements - https://youtube.com/shorts/rEfqB5bZXik?feature=share

Pre-calls - https://youtube.com/shorts/IFfCCNgIumM?feature=share

To the Six Layers of Connection we can activate in group and team coaching - https://youtube.com/shorts/Wlxmq0gcW7A?feature=share 

 I also got to take you on the road with me to Barbados as I returned to my second home in the Caribbean last week to support family members. See what I had to say about my roots as a coach in Day 19 of the Coaching Shorts series - https://youtube.com/shorts/ZcIQCAvnI3M?feature=share

I look forward to continuing to bring you these short soundbytes every day. What topics would you like covered? Be sure to put it in the comments!

Enjoy!

Jennifer

Our award-winning ICF-CCE approved training programs have been taken by thousands of coaches since 2006. Join us for coursework leading you to the new ACTC (Advanced Credential in Team Coaching) or complete our 70 or 125 hour Certificates in Team or Group Coaching.

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What is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the  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: 

Team Coaching Essentials - this foundational program is geared for coaches who want to add team coaching to their mix. It is a practical "let's get going" practitioner program of 6 weeks and 14 CCEs. Next session will be led by Jennifer starting Monday November 6th at 12 noon ET. 3 spots open. Reserve your spot.

Neuroscience, Learning and Experiential Processes for Group and Team Coaching - NEW  -- a 2 day offering will be part of our year-end celebrations

Group Coaching Essentials - Our flagship program which started this all. Looking to boost your understanding around what group coaching is and how to structure, market and lead conversations? Join us for the final program of the year in the December accelerated program. https://www.groupcoachingessentials.ca/group-coaching-essentials.html.  With Evana

Mentor Coaching Group - Fridays 9- 10 am ET starting November 8th running to February 9th with Jennifer for ACC renewals and PCC. Join us for this 10 hour program to sharpen your skills as a team coach. With Jennifer

 

 

Expectations and Establishing Ground Rules and Ways of Working: E in the A-Z of Group Coaching

Establishing Ground Rules and Ways of Working

 

Leaning on ICF's core competency category, "Co-Creating the Relationship," it's crucial for you, the coach, to consider how you will establish and maintain agreements and integrate this in the design of your group programs. 

One of the ways to do this is through ground rules or Ways of Working (WOW). Similar to individual coaching, in group programs, both the Coach and the participants create this agreement, so it is mutually honoring the needs of both the group members and the Coach. 

There are various names for agreements, including "Ground rules," Rules of Engagement, Rules of the road, or even Ways of Working. 

Co-Creating Agreements and Expectations for the group coaching process is a critical step for success. As we illustrated in one of our recent Group Coaching DEMOS, you might use a whiteboard, chat or even verbally go round to hear from everyone about "what is going to make the conversation zone a positive space".

It is important to allocate time fair time in your first session to allow all group members (and you, the Coach) to establish what each person needs and, in turn, have a group consensus. Doing so will create:

• Group ownership, in turn, increases group engagement.
• A container of trust, safety, and connection, making participants open to exploring potentially sensitive topics and expressing their insights and challenges with the group over time. 
• Group cohesion, allowing participants to learn and grow from one another
• Less tricky issues to navigate with difficult personalities in the group. 
• Space for the group to get acquainted with individual needs for program success and fulfilling the forming stage of Tuckman's model of group dynamics.

 

Possible next steps:

1. Review the ICF core competency category "Co-creating the Relationship" and identify action steps you can take to ensure your group programs align with ICF.
2. Join an upcoming Group Coaching Essentials program to learn best practices for Establishing group agreements in design and delivery. Click here to see upcoming programs: https://www.groupcoachingessentials.ca/group-coaching-essentials.html
3. Take a deeper dive into learning and practicing group and team coaching this summer at the 2 Day In Person Group and Team Coaching Intensive running July 27 and 28 in beautiful Bracebridge, Ontario. Join Jennifer in person for this return on an annual summer favorite. Early Bird rate on until end of June. Space is limited to 10.

 Enjoy the conversations and we hope that you will join us this summer! 

Our award-winning ICF-CCE approved training programs have been taken by thousands of coaches since 2006. Join us for coursework leading you to the new ACTC (Advanced Credential in Team Coaching) or complete our 70 or 125 hour Certificates in Team or Group Coaching.

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What is your unique style as a coach? Take 2-minutes to complete the  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: 

The Group and Team Coaching Intensive - 2 days of in-person training around group and team coaching with Jennifer Britton in beautiful Bracebridge, Ontario, CANADA. Space limited - 7 spots open. Early Bird rate on until end of June 2023.

Neuroscience, Learning and Experiential Processes for Group and Team Coaching - NEW - Join us Mondays at 130 pm ET starting June 6th - With Jennifer (6 weeks)

Group Coaching Essentials - Our flagship program which started this all. Looking to boost your understanding around what group coaching is and how to structure, market and lead conversations? Join us in July starting July 14th (Fridays 1015 - 1130 am ET) - 5 weeks:  https://www.groupcoachingessentials.ca/group-coaching-essentials.html. 

Coaching Diverse Teams and Groups using the Work Styles - Tuesdays 645 - 8 am ET: June 20, 27, July 11, 18, 25, August 2 (14 CCEs) - Widen your toolkit for working with diverse styles in teams and groups in this 6 week program based on the Hybrid Work Styles. WE also explore Coaching for Creativity and Innovation. This is course 5 in the 70 hour Certificate in Team Coaching Program.

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum - 10 CCEs - Tuesdays Starting June 20th (6 weeks)

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs)  - Starts Monday July 10th (Mondays 12 - 130pm ET). Being asked to coach teams OR Want to work towards your ACTC (Advanced Credential in Team Coaching)? 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.

ACTIVATE your Group and Team Coaching Superpowers (14 CCEs) - Two days in person August 8 and 9 in Barrie, Ontario

Coaching Supervision Group (Small group format) - NEW COHORT - Mondays 9 - 1030 am ET:  Next call June 12, July, August and September 11 OR Thursdays 1st week of the month - 12 - 130pm ET.  book a call to explore individual coaching supervision.

Amazon link for Effective Group Coaching: https://amzn.to/3zoEGLF Program dates: https://www.groupcoachingessentials.ca/group-coaching-essentials.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group Coaching Core Essentials - 7 of 18 - Create Group Agreements

This week focuses on the value of creating active and living group coaching agreements to support

building trust and safety in your group programs.

 

Similar to individual coaching, establishing and maintaining agreements in group coaching programs are crucial in ensuring client and program success. 

 

Robust design that includes group-coaching agreements is key to supporting program and client success, minimizing disruptions, and eroding trust. Creating an environment of co-creation and shared ownership from the onset creates cohesiveness amongst members and lays the foundation for program success. 

 

 

Principle – Just as you do in individual coaching, create an active and living group coaching agreement to support trust and safety in the group.

 

 

Action: For example, everybody gets to be right. Each participant will come to the program with varying life experiences, perspectives, and insights. Continue to monitor group cohesiveness to ensure everyone moves towards both group objectives without compromising individual program goals. 

 

This week, consider revisiting your systems and processes around coaching agreements integrating the four core elements of coaching: Goal setting, Accountability, Action, and Awareness in your programming. Consider the following questions: 

 

 

*How are you ensuring everyone is involved in creating and adhering to agreements? 

 

*What exercises or activities can you include to satisfy both group and individual goals?

 

*What processes do you have to ensure participants receive value from the group process?

 

*How are you monitoring group cohesiveness to ensure participants receive value from the group process?

 

*How are you supporting participants to identify what success looks like at a session and program level? 

 

*What activities can you add to your program to build trust, safety, and connection in your group program?

 

*What strategies do you have to deal with tricky issues with technology and participant interactions, both for virtual and live programs? 

 

Enjoy the conversations!

 

Jennifer Britton and Evana Valle 

(This week's post was written by Evana Valle our Team Lead for Group Coaching - Thanks Evana!)

 

 

Jennifer Britton - Group Coaching Essentials | Effective Virtual Conversations | Potentials Realized
Instagram @CoachingBizBuilder (for coaches)

Want to know what's new? Looking for remote and hybrid resources - Pick up a copy of the  Reconnecting Workspaces book or the 90-Day Guide for Success. Instagram: @ReconnectingWorkspaces

Group Coaching Essentials (8.75 CCEs) - Join us in July on Fridays from 1015 - 1130 am ET: July 15, 22, 29, August 5 and 12 (with Jennifer)  Or Tuesdays 1015 - 1130 am ET: July 12, 19, 26, August 9 and 16, 2022  (with Evana)

Team Coaching Essentials (14 CCEs) - next starts on Monday July 11th at 830 am ET, running July 11, 18, 26, August 1 and 8 (830 - 10 am ET for 5 Weeks) - With Kathy Vaughan and Jennifer

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum (10 CCEs): Starting July 26th - Tuesdays 830-10 am Et: July 26, August 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2022 - With Evana

Mentor Coaching Group - for ACC/PCC - Mondays 1230 - 130 pm ET starting July 11 running to October 10, 2022 (with Jennifer)

Jennifer is also the 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 her author page on Amazon for all publications.