FC101 What is coaching - Part I

Facilitator: Sherry Read
2009/2/2, 2000-2100

Key learning points
Coaching is to help client find their possibility. People have within them is the ability to find the solution that works form them. They have all the pieces and find them as a whole. Coaching help them find the answers and to be confident to face the challenge. Coach helps clients find different ways to move forward as well as possibilities of future. Fundamental believe – people are more than they are. They could choose who they want to be.

Coaching is same but issues are same. Depending on the coach’s background and experience, coaches could use same language and provide more relative suggestions. Some definition of different levels of coaching:
Life coaching: we all have same language and experience in life coaching. Life coaching may become the beginning of the other greater purpose of life and turns to business, career, relationship, and so on…No matter which coaching begins, we would all come back to life.
Business Coaching: People who work in business environment with business issue: small business, entrepreneurship, leadership management, business building, smaller business
Corporate executive coaching: senior leaders in larger companies, CEO, senior managers, more responsibility based on their position in the company

Discussion
Q: What is coaching? Jot down three words or phrases that we think describe coaching?
- listening, helping, empowering, way to happiness, best friend, guiding, partnership, enthusing, accountability, provide save place to discuss dream, cheer leading, honoring the client

What is not coaching?
- Criticize, therapy, consoling, consulting, leading, giving solution, directing, judging

Is that a challenge to not make suggestions?
Yes. If we are problem solver and we tend to solve problems. If we used to find solutions we would like to find solutions.

How to support us in the transition being coach?
- we could ask others to coach us and give us feedback
- move my head to my heart, from judgment to focus on the client
- asking questions instead of giving solutions
- continue practicing holding judgment

What are the advantages of coaching?
- help people to grow themselves and take responsibility for themselves
- show them that they have their own choices and take action
- help them find their confidence by helping them find the solutions
- focusing on the future than the past
- experience the change of life, coaching talk about action and move forward (motion focused – what is the next step)
- provide client different perspectives

Why clients want to hire a coach?
- career transition
- business planning
- I can see where I wan to go but I cannot get there
- organizing and Balancing life
- work-life balance
- relationships
- increase profits in business
- communication
- finding passion
- finding a partner
- dealing with teenager
- sports results
- specific issue in life
- trusting myself – getting confidence
- healthy life style
- decision making in business
- educational and school issues

Exercise
Brainstorm the above list and make it longer, according to anything happened around the world that people want to become happier and might come to a coach. What kind of skills that you could provide to be a coach?