Train for success
Train for success
Train for success
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Opening Thought “Habits are like submarines; they run silent and deep.” You don’t break habits, you replace them.
The Master KeyA.L.L.O.W. Allow the ASSOCIATE to lead Let go of control Listen more, talk less Open to whatever steps the Associate takes Willingness to go in the Associate’s direction
New Way of Building Relationships “ Now we can begin, perhaps for the first time, to hear them. …we’re able to get a sense of what they’re feeling, of what they feel they need. We may be startled to discover that what they’ve been asking for all along is entirely differentfrom what we’ve been so busy offering” From: “How Can I Help?”, Ram Dass
Coaching is ……….. The art of supporting Associates to take action toward theirdesires and goals.
The goals of Coaching To inspire Associates to grow in a positive way promotes success and loyal long term relationships
Teaching New Behaviors Performance Training Behavior results with no coaching Time Figure B Source: Training and Development Journal, Nov. 1979
Teaching New Behaviors PLUS Coaching Performance Behavior Results with coaching Training Figure A Time Source: Training and Development Journal, Nov. 1979
Comparing with and without Coaching Performance Behavior Results with coaching Training Behavior results with no coaching Figure A & B Time Source: Training and Development Journal, Nov. 1979
Top Seven Skills of Coaching • Allow Associate’s Agenda • Active Listening • Acknowledge • Ask Powerful Questions • Allow Silence • Action Plan • Accountability Plan
The 4 Phases of Coaching RELATIONSHIP BUILDING/TRUST ALLOW AGENDA / LISTEN LEARN/DISCOVER ASK QUESTIONS ACKNOWLEDGE ACTION PLAN S.M.A.R.T. ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
EXPERT STATE Separate Busy mind Expert Judging Striving Being “perfect” Absent-minded COACH MIND Connected Quiet mind Learner Accepting/Discerning Allowing Being “in process” Mindful The Expert Versus Coach Mind
“People are more persuaded by what they hear themselves say than by what someone tells them.” Bem, 1973
ALLOW ASSOCIATE’s AGENDA “People are more motivated to make change when it’s based on their own decisions and choices, rather than an authority figure telling them what to do.” Brehm and Brehm, 1981
Active Listening Making Suggestions Ego Being Quiet Trust Active Listening Unblocking hidden barriers
ASKING POWERFUL QUESTIONS A powerful question evokes • Clarity • Action • Insight • Commitment. It creates better possibilities and new learning They are open-ended questions that do not elicit a yes or no response.
ASKING POWERFUL QUESTIONS Clarification • What do you mean by that? • What do you want? • What would that look like? Exploration • What are your other options? • What is another possibility? • Would you like to brainstorm that idea? • Would you like to explore that further?
ACTION – Goal Setting S pecific M easurable A ction-oriented R ealistic T ime-Limited
ACCOUNTABILITY =A CLEAR AND SPECIFIC METHOD TO ASSESS PROGRESS • Task Completion • Follow Up Plan • Prospecting • Research • Networking