Solution Focused
It is important for the coach leader to “showup” with the mindset that requires:
- “Witnessing the struggle”
- Listening for words, phrases, metaphors that guide thinking
- Reframing from problem to solution focus
- Using language of discovery and appreciation
- Asking questions to evoke talents, successes, discovery, dreams, and desires
- Asking powerful questions
Goal Focused
- What do you want? Clarify and articulate goals—be explicit; what does it look like, feel like when achieved?
- Prioritize your goals.
- Generate multiple pathways for achieving your goal; identify the top-10 strategies.
Reflection Focused
- Summarize impressions.
- Recall supporting information.
- Compare, analyze, infer cause & effect relationships.
- Construct new learnings and applications.
Planning Focused
- Create an action plan.
- Clarify goals.
- Identify resources(people & things).
- Determine success indicators.
- Anticipate approaches, strategies, decisions.
- Identify the data for self assessment.
- Determine the plan for action.
- Reflect on the benefits of conversation.