Coaching Spotlight: Reflection on Learning

"Powerful questioning will help the client reveal, realise and understand how to resolve the issue without threatening or “pushy” dialogue. Listen to what the client is saying and not saying; this will help you come up with questions that ignite reflection. When clients comes up with the solution on their own, they are more likely to take action through heightened awareness." - Vargas, R, (2019)

INTRODUCTION

This Spotlight is one of a series of Spotlights to support the Institute’s ‘Coaching Conversations’, an accredited Institute of Leadership and Management product that recognises coaching both as an invaluable tool for any leader or manager, and for developing your ability to support your colleagues in the workplace or those you may meet in a voluntary capacity.

This Spotlight provides a transcription of ‘Executive Coaching Session – How Coaching Works’ (1:34 – 5:40): the coach closes the problem-solving coaching session with a reflection on learning and a commitment from the coachee to a way forward.

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REFERENCES

Vargas, R., (2019). 13 Strategies For Guiding A Reluctant Coaching Client Toward Their Goal https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/03/01/13-strategies-for-guiding-a-reluctant-coaching-client-towardtheir-goal/#3bf7795f6c74

Wezowski, P., (2015). Executive Coaching Session – How Coaching Works, https://youtu.be/xIm1E38yPTE

The Institute of Leadership & Management, (2019). Coaching Essentials: Structuring the Conversation

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