March 2012

Coaching Out of the Box®                                  Newsletter

March 2012 Edition

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Out of the Box: Coaching Topic of the Month
The Powerful Question

• in gaining insight,
• to dig deeper,
• to create new perspectives, and
• explore a multitude of potentials.   

 Team Talk 

By Pamela Richarde, MCC

Chief Coaching Advocate: Coaching Out of the Box® 

Are you Curious?  In your normal every day conversations, do you ask before you tell? Or, do you have the impulse to automatically share your opinion or give a solution, when an issue is presented? If you tend to tell, before ask, you are like most of us in the world; 'knowing' answers and having experiences that we filter all of our listening through, and then quickly offering these in support of others, without much further exploration (or curious inquiry).  

Now let's take that impulse and filter it through coaching.   In a coach approach to communication, it is an absolute must to stretch our curiosity muscles and become explorers: To step out of our own knowing, and with curious questions, dig for gold in the inherent wisdom of a coachee. The interesting thing is, that the more we are in curious inquiry, the more the coachee comes up with new insights and answers!  

For all of the years I have been coaching this has been the key to evoking discovery, insight, and effective, sustainable commitments and action.   

Curious Questions then, are questions that act like explorers- supporting others in listening to themselves. And in looking beyond what is current and what they have already thought of, ultimately to discover new ideas for themselves.   

Curious questions are the engines that drive coaching! So tune up your engines this week! Challenge yourself to be an explorer committed to discovery! Stretch that curiosity muscle in ALL of your communications.

This article can be republished as is and without edits. The following attribution must appear on the page: © 2012 All rights reserved Coaching Out of the Box® This article was originally written by Coaching Out of the Box® www.CoachingOutoftheBox.com

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It's All the Buzz

"Coaching Out of the Box® 5/5/5 Coaching Skills Training Program™  is fun to learn and promotes effective communication. In fact our clients are immediately using the elements of coaching in both their work and personal lives and finding success where they once struggled to understand and be understood. Participants shared that practicing the 5/5/5 Coaching Out of the Box® model made them better listeners and that when they ask open ended questions they are actually more effective at home and work. Based on participant feedback and my own personal experience I encourage you to enroll in a Coaching Out of the Box® 5/5/5 Coaching Skills Training Program™ workshop today with the promise that the tools you learn will help you be a better employee, boss and human being."

Zayna Kunic, MA - Leadership

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In The Trainer Spotlight:

Dori Van Stolk

This month's 5/5/5 Coaching Skills Training Program™ Licensed Trainer in the spotlight is

Dori Van Stolk and we are thrilled to share a little bit about Dori with you.

Coaching Out of the Box®:How have you been using the 5/5/5 Coaching Skills Training Program™ in your  day-to-day practice and/or internally in your organizations?

Dori: I use the 5/5/5 daily in my practice in the following ways:  being coach-like in meetings, interactions and communication with colleagues, family and peers.  I also coach volleyball with Grade 8 girls and use coaching skills in my sports coaching practice.  In my organization, we use a learning method called learning triads and the participants who have learned the 5/5/5 in the workshop setting, continue to practice their skills in this small 'learning lab' where it is safe for learning and practicing the 5/5/5.   
 

Coaching Out of the Box®:What impact has coaching had on your life?

Dori:

Coaching has had a significant impact in my life and those who interact with me, in that the conversations are more meaningful, rich and real.  I find that coaching has brought a level of intention and consciousness to my being and ability to be more present to the here and now.  I am more mindful, bold and has a renewed passion for supporting everyone being able to live a more fulfilled existence in the time they have here on Earth.

Coaching Out of the Box®:What's one thing you like to do for fun and why?