101 Tips Template 9

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Subject: Coaching-101 Tips: Final Results-The Winners!

During the first phase of the game, we invited players to contribute tips for effective coaching. We received 107 tips from participants. During the second phase, we asked players to identify their top five from these 107 tips.

AND THE WINNER IS ... Tip #104 which received 7 votes. Here's the tip:

(7 votes) 104: Practice "generous listening". What I mean by that is listen for the honorable intent behind the coachee's words. So if someone has strong passion which is displayed through frustration, recognize the passion and the good intention the coachee has behind his/her words. (Alain)

Here are the seven other tips that tied with the next two highest scores:

(4 votes) Tip 14: 14. Communicate high expectations for your coachees and faith in their abilities to perform highly. Something that I've picked up on from sports coaches of mine was that they held higher expectations for me than I had for myself. Most importantly, they showed faith in my ability to rise above my perception of myself. (Kurt Squire)

(4 votes) Tip 17: Resist the temptation to ask, "Why?" Asking why generally takes you close to doing therapy and many coachees react to "Why?" as a blaming or fault-finding question. Instead of "Why didn't you finish this project on time?" try "What got in your way and how can you deal with it next time?" (Ken Coleman)

(3 votes) Tip 7: Most coaching conversations are framed as attempts at solving problems or overcoming the coachee's weakness. Try the opposite approach of profiting from opportunities and building upon the coachee's strengths. (ST)

(3 votes) Tip 20. In every group coaching situation, acknowledge and show appreciation for each person's contribution, no matter how small. Each person deserves to be acknowledged, and rewarding small efforts can inspire them to bigger efforts the next time. (Kaye Vivian)

(3 votes) Tip 59. Have a firm handshake. smile and look people in the eye. You will be surprised what it can accomplish. The first thing I do when I am meeting students or a group of parents is go up and introduce myself. The second thing is that I tell them they have my respect and do not have to "earn it". Start positive and you will be surprised what can happen. So few teachers and coaches do this you will be surprised how well it works. In the real world that we all live and learn in, handshakes and attitudes count. Coaching is teaching, teaching is coaching, it is all about learning. (Zeke Martin)

(3 votes) Tip 87. End your coaching session by asking the coachee to list two or three of the most important things he or she has learned. This will reinforce learning and help build the coachee's satisfaction with the learning process. (Doreen Brady)

(3 votes) Tip 89. Debriefing is the process used by facilitators to encourage participants to reflect on an experiential activity and share their insights. You can adapt this technique for use in one-on-one coaching situations, especially after some positive or negative experience (such as completing a proposal within a tight deadline or losing a contract at the last moment). Invite the coachee to think back on the experience and discuss lessons learned. Also discuss implications of the experience for future behavior. (ST)

THANKS to everyone who contributed the tips, who cast their votes, and who "lurked" in the background.

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