Transformational Coaching: What Moves a Person to Change. Part VI
Status: Sense of worth. If a person's sense of worth/status is threatened, that person will negatively respond to the change. Avoidance-response occurs. In contrast, if a person's sense of worth is perceived to increase, that person will positively respond to the change and move towards it. Approach-response occurs. Have you ever wondered why your company asks you to self-assess yourself in your 360 degrees performance review? This is to lessen the threat to your self-worth. During your coaching conversation with your coachee... be aware to not threaten the coachee's self-worth. Example: When providing a feedback, you use words like 'I've…
