Wednesday 25 February 2015

Coaching Certification Teaches Conflict Management

What if a coaching client is dealing with conflict?  Conflict provides an opportunity for creating understanding and creative brainstorming of solutions.  The key is how it is managed.  Many people avoid conflict by withdrawing.  Others avoid conflict by pushing their own solution without hearing different possibilities.  What works is to hear and understand the various perspectives, and then engage those involved in developing the solution.  Use the process from your coaching certification.  Conflict coaching is an effective tool with individuals dealing with the conflict and also with multiple people involved in the conflict.

Friday 20 February 2015

Coach Training on Ethics

What if the client is telling secrets?  As a coach, unless the secrets are a threat of harm or an unreported crime, you follow your Code of Ethics from coachtraining and the Master Coaching Agreement (an example is provided in master coaching certification) to determine if anything is to be disclosed.  Beyond that, the coach explores with a client their pros and cons of disclosing information, and their options for who they could talk to about it.

Thursday 12 February 2015

Coaching Certification for Information Management

What if a manager wants the coach to disclose what is discussed?  Coaching certification teaches you to anticipate and address this before starting work as a coach.  Coach training also ensures you are ready with a copy of the Code of Ethics and the Master Coaching Agreement, plus a blank report form similar to this:

Thursday 5 February 2015

Coach Training for Resistant Clients

After business coaching training, life coach training, executive coaching certification, or career coach certification, sometimes a coach is asked to coach an employee that was not told or was not told well.  When they find out that they must get coached, the employee resists the idea.  As a coach, how you manage the initial conversation with that individual will impact their engagement.