Learning Session 1 - After Your 5.5.5 Course
The 5.5.5 Coach Training Series exposes the student to The Process, The Skills, and The Mindset for coaching.
We are listening to how the student demonstrates:
- The 5-Step Coaching Exchange.
- The 5 Core Skills with a focus on Listening, Questioning, and Action Planning.
- The 5 Guiding Principles with a focus on Be Curious, Be Accepting, Be Supportive, and Be Focused.
Before Your Session
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Record one of your coaching exchanges (20 to 30 min in length).
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Obtain verbal (heard on the recording) or written (permission form) from your client to use this recording for feedback purposes.
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Assess your own recording using the 5.5.5-Learners-Feedback.docx.
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Send your recording with the output of your assessment and the Self-Reflection section to your learning partner.
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Prepare your Focus for the session using the Note-To-Self (below).
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Meet for one hour with your learning partner to review your coaching session together.
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Obtain written feedback from your learning partner.
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Update the Self-Reflection section of the feedback tool with your learnings from the session.
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Return here to complete the after-session reflection (below).
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Practice, practice and keep practicing.
Before Your Session - Focus
This is your opportunity to get feedback, tips and insight from a fellow coach.
Spend the hour wisely – take charge!
A simple way to prepare is to ask yourself, given the recording you assessed…
- What did you do really well?
- What needs attention?
- Do what you do well, even more profoundly.
- Have a tangible approach or action you can take to enhance your focus area.
- What topic/situation/development do I wish to have clarity about?
- At the end of the session, what do I want to walk away with?
- What will I need to do to be very present and engaged with my learning partner?
- How am I feeling about this upcoming session?
- What is the voice in my head telling me about this?
Note to Self: Here is how I would describe my intention for this first learning-partner session.
After Your Session - Reflect
In your session with your learning partner/coach, reflect on the following questions to write yourself a note describing your takeaways from the experience.
- What did I learn about myself?
- What did I discover about the situation I spoke about?
- Was I fully present in the session and what allowed me to be engaged or not engaged?
- What actions did I commit to?
- What did I learn about what it is like to be a client?
- Am I open to being coached and why or why not?
- What did my coach do that I would like to do with my clients?
- What did my coach do, that I might not do with my clients?
- How do I feel about the outcome of the coaching session?
- What are my next steps?
Note to Self: Dear Self, here are take-aways from my learning-partner session 1.
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