Dimensions of Coaching

Produced

• 1999

Key Features

24 minute VHS or DVD video presentation, one 55-page Facilitator Guide with agendas for one hour and two-and-a-half hour programs and ten Effective Coaching manuals

Coaching is one of the most powerful tools available for reaching business and professional development goals. So, why aren't more individuals and organizations experiencing phenomenal results? The answer lies in the approach.

The old view of strictly manager-driven coaching severely limits results. In today's business climate, a coach can be anyone who has the knowledge, willingness, and availability to help with a developmental need. An understanding of the concept and process of coaching can transform professionals into more valuable resources for each other and the organization.

Dimensions of Coaching is a visual exploration of the different kinds of coaching. Professional actors dramatize the use of coaching in realistic situations, and a narrator guides the audience through a simple, but highly effective model for using coaching in their own developmental programs.

Dimensions of Coaching, a 1-hour or 2 1/2-hour workshop, teaches employees with expertise and availability how to help their coworkers to become productive and effective. Key concepts covered in the workshops include: adapting your coaching style to the learner’s personality and needs; the difference between directive and nondirective, programmatic and circumstantial, specific and holistic coaching styles; and the four-step coaching process – a proven, simple approach.

For any coaching situation, viewers will learn:

• How to coach-with either a directive or nondirective approach
• When to coach-with an ongoing development program or only as circumstances warrant
• What approach to use-holistic or specific

Each option is fully illustrated, creating one of the most comprehensive teaching tools available on this subject.

Workshop Overview

Introduction
Participants…

• - Complete coaching style Preferences self-assessment
• - Determine coaching style

Video Viewing
Participants…

• - Increase awareness of effective coaching

Group Discussion
• Participants learn…
• - The difference between coaching and supervision
• - What coaching styles employees respond to
• - What makes an effective coach
• - The differences between directive and nondirective coaching and when to use them
• - The differences between circumstantial and programmatic coaching and when to use them
• - The differences between specific and holistic coaching and when to use them

Group Exercise
Participants…

• - Assess and evaluate the effectiveness of their own coaching style and preferences

Role-Play Exercises
• Participants...
• - Practice the four-step coaching process and various coaching styles

Fast Networking Exercise
Participants…

• - Learn and practice the concepts of follow-up and encouragement

Conclusion and Key Take Aways
Participants…

- Create an action plan for using skills learned in the workshop on the job

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