The Coaching Imperative

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Successful Leaders Are Successful Leaders Are

Coachs Coachs

Coaching is Leading– A Leader is a Dealer in Hope– A Leader is the Relentless Architect of the “Possible” for

Others

Coaching is the Heart of Management– Necessary for Organizational Survival & Growth– Get the most out of what you have; expand what

you have– Release Aspirations– Build Capacity– Produce Desired Results

Coaching DefinedCoaching Defined

Everything you do to produce extraordinary results in others

1. To Build Capacity & Resilience2. To Release Aspirations3. To Produce Desired Results4. To Reduce Risks & Liabilities5. To Get the Most out of What a Person Has6. To Expand What a Person Has

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7. To Overcome Inertia

8. To Attack Hubris

9. To Move the “Locus of Control”

10. To Fill in Gaps

11. To Help Create Visions and Personal Mission Statements

12. To Build on Strengths

13. To Recognize & Appreciate

The Ideal ColleagueThe Ideal Colleague

Personal Coaching CyclePersonal Coaching Cycle

Begins with Begins with Sharing a Personal PhilosophySharing a Personal Philosophy What You Hope & Expect of the Person

1. Observation

– Focus on Problem, not Person

2. ID of Anomalies

3. Permission to Coach

4. “Mission” Statement

5. A Plan – A Coaching “Contract”

6. Feedback Regularly

7. Mid-Course Corrections

8. Celebration

9. Start the Cycle Over Again with New Goals

Creating a PersonalCreating a Personal Mission or Vision StatementMission or Vision Statement

A Representation of You!A Representation of You!

• WHAT YOU WANT TO BE?

• WHAT YOU WANT TO BECOME?

• WHAT YOU WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR?

• HOW YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED?

Write Down 8 – 12 PHRASES…Write Down 8 – 12 PHRASES…Which Reflect Your VisionWhich Reflect Your Vision

• Short phrases or single “describing” words (such as “sense of humor”)

• Use Adjectives such as “innovative,” or “caring,” or “strong”

• Use Nouns (such as “Musician”

or “Dad”)

Combine Similar Phrases…Combine Similar Phrases…

• Combine those which duplicate

• Reduce the number to a “Vital Few”

• Capture the “Essence” of You!

• Use words that are few in number, but

passionate in content

Create Mission or Vision Create Mission or Vision Statements…Statements…

For each essential phrase or group of similar

phrases… Complete the sentence…

“My Vision is to…”

Combine The Statements Into Your Personal Vision StatementYour Personal Vision Statement

““The Four Pillars ofThe Four Pillars of Phil”Phil” My Vision is…My Vision is…

1. To approach life and living with passion, a broad perspective, innovation, and a sense of humor!

2. To witness and support the achievement of positive, exciting and happy outcomes for members of my family, friends, and my professional colleagues.

3. To be a respected, sought after public administrator, consultant, teacher, speaker and author.

4. To seize every opportunity to help improve the community and my family through service, problem solving and philanthropy.

Coaching Tips & TricksCoaching Tips & Tricks

1. Treat Intuition as Real– The Best Predictor of Future Behavior is …

2. Always be Job-Related3. Take Evaluations Seriously

– Be On Time!– Be R-E-S-P-E-C-T – ful– Use the Process – but Go Above & Beyond It

4. Don’t Walk by Anomalies5. Seize GEMS (Genuine Encounter Moments)6. Overcome Fear of Coaching7. Live to Coach – Coach Yourself8. Use Directed Imaging

More Coaching Tips & TricksMore Coaching Tips & Tricks

9. You are Always on Duty as a Role Model!

10. Be a Partner • An “Accountabilty Partner– A “Could be Partner”– A “Thinking about How” Partner– A “Conversation” Partner

11. Use Multiple “Media” & Approaches– Formal Meetings– Over Coffee– During Brief Encounters– On the Street– Verbal & Written

The Coaching ContractThe Coaching Contract

• Written (or not) – advantages to the written version

• Mutual Commitments– To Available Training

– To Learning & Applying New Skills

– To Modified Behavior

– To Regular Feedback & Measurement of Progress

– To Recognition & Celebration

Try a Contract with Yourself!!

What’s Next???What’s Next???

Create a PERSONAL ACTION PLAN to Live Out Your Vision

• How Many??• By When??

• How Will I Know I’ve Gotten There??

A Philosophy of Living PassionatelyA Philosophy of Living Passionately& Impacting the Lives of Others& Impacting the Lives of Others

Coach/Conductor Ben ZanderCoach/Conductor Ben Zander

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