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Jun 17, 2015
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Working with a Leadership Coach
Bruce RossAugust 2013
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How many entrepreneurs does it take
to change a light bulb?
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Did you hear the one about….
… the professor, the drill sergeant,
the social worker & the business consultant?
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1:1 Interview
AB (2 mins)BA (2 mins) (Total of 4 mins) No notes to be taken
Tell me about a peak experience or high point in your (professional) life – a time when you felt most alive, most engaged, or really proud of yourself or your work. • What was it about you, the situation, the organisation or the
leadership that allowed that peak experience to emerge?
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Fundamental Premise
Organisations grow in the direction of:
WHERE THEY FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION
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Where Does Your Attention Go?
There are a range of things we’ll be discussing today,
but ‘energy’ is the kee point.
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What works well What doesn’t work
Relationship between Focus and Energy
Both Dimensions of Leadership
BEING / DEPTH(Inner)
DOING / EXECUTION(Outer)
Authenticity / presencePurpose, Values, BeliefsFatal Flaws / Derailing behavioursEQ – connecting with others
Experiential application•Strategic planning•Creating structure & processes•Delivering consistent results
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Coaching
Facilitates change by: •Ensuring insight (particularly via self reflection)•Applying learning - experientially
– for multiple sources of feedback
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How Do You Know When?
If you’re after:
• Insights / objectivity from someone ‘outside the system’• A better definition of what success means for you• New pathways to success• Overcoming blind-spots / limiting behaviours• What else?
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How to Select a Coach?
• Be ready and willing to be coached• Chemistry• Credibility / Personal references
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What do you want from the Relationship?
• Sounding board• Greater clarity e.g. creating a plan• Support (or rigour or accountability)• Broader perspectives
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How do you get the most out of coaching?
• Give feedback to your coach – (not) working– Seek feedback
• Be vulnerable (vulnerability is your new super-food)• Find a trusted colleague at work to help measure
your progress
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5 Day Self Coaching Programme
Home Page (www.ignitebusiness.co.nz)– ‘Self coaching’ top menu button
OR
www.ignitebusiness.co.nz/selfcoaching/