Managing Effective Teams using the GROWTH Coaching Model.ppt

Growth Coaching Model

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Managing Effective Teams using the
GROWTH coaching model
Dieter Weinand

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Session outcomes
Develop knowledge of the GROWTH coaching model
and how to apply it to developing people
View a coaching conversation in action
To understand the difference between mentoring and
coaching

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“Employees are more engaged with
their work when they are able to do
what they do best.”
Adapted from Buckingham & Coffman 1999
First Break all the Rules

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Coaching is……
“….unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their own
performance. It’s more often about helping them
learn rather than teaching them”
John Whitmore, Coaching for Performance

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Coaching is……….
essentially a conversation
effective listening
asking the right questions
about learning
providing effective feedback

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Coaching is..….. achieving goals
Where are
you today?
Where are
you going?
Desired
State
Existing
State
Cultural
State
Political
State
Internal
State
Technical
State
How will you
get there?

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The context of coaching
Awareness
•the product of
focused attention,
concentration
& clarity
•the gathering of facts
– what is relevant?
Responsibility
•taking responsibility
for our thoughts
& actions
•commitment &
performance rises
from choice, not
blame

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3 Pillars of Coaching
Growth Model
Coaching Skills
Emotional Intelligence

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The GROWTH coaching system is…
G
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Results
Goals What do you need to achieve?
Reality What is happening now?
Options What could you do?
Will What will you do?
Tactics How and when will you do it?
Habits How will you sustain success?
Relationships Building the trust
Celebrating the results

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Something you have been putting off?

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Indicators of a Useful Coaching
Conversation

A – Actions
C – Clarity
E – Energy

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Coach / Mentor Ladder
NON DIRECTIVE
Discovery
Informing
DIRECTIVE
Listen
Empathise
Clarify
Ask questi ons
Share opinions
Inform
Provide guidance
Give advice
Tell

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Problem Solving and Delegation
C
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Z
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M
entoring
Zone!

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Next steps – goal / future
Where do you want your team or staff
to be by the end of 2012?

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Next steps - personally
1.Find a partner who you can work with to develop
your coaching skills and goals
2.Agree how often you will meet – once a month,
once every two months or once a term?
3.Create actions in between check-in sessions
4.Celebrate your progress – even the small wins!

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Broad applications
Leadership coaching
Peer coaching
Student coaching
Team coaching
Creating a coaching culture

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Vision without action is but a dream.
Action without vision is a waste of energy.
But a vision with action can move mountains.
(Lao-Tze)

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