Talking and not talking--Finding Balance as a Coach

Talking and Not Talking

Finding Balance as a Coach

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My passion is helping people

discover their agile instincts

and develop their coaching

abilities.

Allison Pollard, Agile Coach

Activity: Talking and Not Talking

Find a partner

The person with the most colorful shirt will talk

The subject is why agile is better than waterfall

The other person will listen – no talking

2 minutes

What was it like to talk?

What was it like to listen?

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Our presence always says somethingHow are you impacting those around you?

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What impact do you WANT to have as a coach?

What impact do you

NOT want to have as

a coach?


Brainstorm

How should

we work

together?


Coaching is a relationship

of design.

You are creating me as

your coach, your ally, your

champion.

Activity: Design Your Coaching Alliance


Find a partner; decide who is coach and who

is team member

Talk about how you would best work together,

addressing questions like:

What would have this be a powerful

relationship?

How will we know if coaching is working?

What can we count on from each other?

What is the best way to confront you?

Yes! The

goal is

safety for

us both

And we can

re-design

later as

needed?

Wrap-up & Takeaways

Your presence always says something as a coach

Know what impact you would like to have as a coach

Be aware if you’re acting from your dream or your

nightmare

Design coaching alliances that allow you to coach others

effectively


Contact

[email protected]

@allison_pollard

www.allisonpollard.com

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http://www.allisonpollard.com

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