Personal Development Coaching Program

Summer 2011

INTRODUCTION• Tracy Austin • Director of Student Coaching

Services• BS in HRM and BSMT 1992• MBA with Executive Coaching

focus 2006• “Personal Aim” created in 1993• Share information about Personal

Development Coaching Program

AGENDA• What is coaching? Example• What are the goals?• How the program works?• Why request a Coach? Student testimonial• Common goals• What are students learning?• Contact information• Next steps• Questions and Evaluations

WHAT IS COACHING?

• Closes the gap between where you are now and where you want to be

• Accepts nothing but your best• Go beyond your self-imposed

limitations • Realize your full potential

EXAMPLE OF A COACHING SESSION

• Where are you now?• Where you want to be?• What goals to establish?• What obstacles are in the way?• What action plan to take?

EXAMPLE OF A COACHING SESSION (continued)

• When will you start and stop each action step?

• How you want to be held accountable?

AFTER A COACHING SESSION• What worked well?• What did not work well?• What would you do differently?• What did you learn?• How can you apply that learning?

GOALS OF THE PROGRAM

• Retain and graduate students• Expand the educational

development• Boost academic experience• Explore, experiment and learn new

ways of working, thinking and being

• Deal better with change, clarify and pursue goals and change behaviors

• Set personal development goals

HOW DOES THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COACHING PROGRAM WORK?• Recruitment• Student application ->Matching

process• Time commitment– 1 to 2 hours per month– 3 to 6 month relationship

• Coach training• Information sessions for students

HOW DOES THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COACHING PROGRAM WORK?• Initial discussion with students– Orientation – Coaching Information

session via FranklinLive! recording– Key success factors– Students responsibility

• Ongoing support for coaches and students

• Quality assurance

WHY REQUEST A COACH?

• Learn to balance work, life and school

• Learn tips for succeeding at Franklin• Learn to set personal development

goals related to education

WHY REQUEST A COACH?

• Learn to be held accountable by an objective yet encouraging source

• Open to trying new ways of learning• Increase self-confidence

COMMON GOALS• Personal Development Coaching

common goals:– Set goals related to personal

development– Improve work, life balance– Improve time management– Improve communication skills– Improve motivation, self-confidence– Deal better with change– Overcome fear of failure

WHAT ARE STUDENTS LEARNING?• Thinking from a different perspective• Sounding board• Encouragement and support• Increased self-confidence• Focused on goals

WHO & HOW TO CONTACT?

• Personal Development Coaching– Tracy Austin personaldev@franklin.edu– http://www.franklin.edu/personaldev– 614-947-6774– 877-341-6300 toll free

NEXT STEPSInterested?

• Coaching next steps:– Go to

http://www.franklin.edu/personaldev– Fill out application– Receive “Welcome Email”–May receive call from Director– Begin matching process to find a coach

based on your goals–Match – Email introductions,

instructions, forms and process

QUESTIONS?

EVALUATIONS