Knowing what makes a person change for the negative (avoidance-response) and for the positive (approach/reward-response) is handy in transformational coaching. In this series, we’ve used David Rock’s ‘SCARF’ neuroscience model as applied within the context […]
Fairness. Transformational coach look for the element of fairness from the perspective of the coachee within the context of the change. If there is a threat of unfairness, avoidance-response occurs… so need to minimize that […]
Autonomy. The ‘Carrots and stick’ approach is not effective to move, really move, a person towards a goal… it is artificial… it is not coming from within. Extrinsic motivation like this is not effective. Intrinsic […]
Certainty. If a person feels uncertain of where the change is going… they feel threatened…they will not move forward … avoidance-response occurs. However, if there is certainty associated with the move, the person will move […]
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 […]
Transformational Coaching entails rewiring… helping people ditch the ineffective way for an effective way. Example: Transforming from waterfall to lean-agile. Anti-patterns and Muscle memory: One technique that a transformational coach should be aware of is […]
The body has auto response to protect itself and seek for survival. Likewise, in social situations, the brain responds accordingly: threatened? Response is to retreat or fight; reward is on the horizon? Response is to […]
SAFe uses burning platform as a a visual / mental image of a catalyst for change… the ‘tipping point’ as SAFe and a lot of folks call it. ‘Tipping point’ causes one to change … […]
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 […]
