None... if / when a person does not want to change at all. Humans -- just like the burro (Spanish for donkey) in the pack burro racing -- could be very stubborn... won't move... won't change... However ... To be continued.
A coach's mindset is like that of a good chess player's mindset during a game. Magnus Carlsen: 2018 world chess championshipA good chess player is solutions centric. Every game presents unique situations at every move... and it requires both players to dig deep in thought ... there is no 'canned problem and solution'. The game of Chess makes them think hard -- and their understanding is both deep in depth and wide in breadth -- towards a solution. Fabiano Caruana: 2018 World Chess ChampionshipCoaching is a 'game' that makes the coach and the coachee think ... towards a solution... given…
The following are very common situations and you must be aware of these instances wherein you are not being a coach: 1) when someone presents you with a situation... and you tell him/her the solution. Trainers and mentors fall under this category. 2) when someone has a situation, they go to you for consultation about the situation... you do your work and tell them what the problem is regarding the situation on hand. Consultants fall under this category. 3) when someone has a situation, they go to you for counsel... you ask about the situation; then you provide advice. Counselors…
When you are coaching a person who approached you with a problem, don't look at the problem... or even attempt into solving that particular problem! Instead, look at and into the person ... and ask probing questions, be intellectually curious about his/her situation vis-a-vis the problem... have a conversation... discover together as to why the person -- who is closest to the problem and the situation -- cannot solve that particular problem. As a coach, you don't want to provide a solution... instead, you guide the person to the solution with powerful, probing and open-ended questions ... until you get…
To be an effective coach ... you must have the following four foundational knowledge areas/skills -- the ability and know-how to: 1) teach 2) mentor 3) coach professionally 4) facilitate If you are a lean-agile coach, then the fifth is essential -- the subject of what you are coaching about -- add to the aforementioned 4 foundational: 5) lean-agile subject expertise In addition, a coach can have a deep focus /knowledge on one or all of the following three legs where you are expected have deep understanding: 1) technical -- are we building the software right ? 2) business --…
There are several knowledge areas that you can use as a basis to assess where you are at as a lean-agile coach... and you can also quantify your level (0 to 5; beginner to expert) of know-how per knowledge area. There is a tool for that: it is the lean-agile coaching competency framework. The image below shows the framework and the key knowledge areas... and what each are. Ok ... so what now? Go ahead and assess your level of expertise... then have a retrospective ... and make a plan for improvement ...with target date of completion; execute on that…
My daughter's second training day with the Mecklenburg Swim Academy (MSA) today, October 29, 2018. She is 11 and in Silver group. There are kids who are also 11 y.o. but they are in Bronze group. However, she is good (she impressed the assessing coach during her team-entry tryout) hence she was accepted in the Silver group. I'm very pleased that the coach paid more attention to her today. I can see her improvement immediately! He showed her on how to improve her stroke; took a video and analyzed it with her thereafter. She tried his recommendation and she got…
