Coaching as Leadership
- 1. Coaching as Leadership Kathleen Harris, Director of Coaching and Technical Assistance ConnectED, The California Center for College and Career
- 2. Coach or Leader? When leading is about building the capacity of others… Coaching can be the way to lead
- 3. Today purpose is not to train you as coaches …..but determine when in your current roles coaching strategies and behaviors might enhance your impact and promote deeper ownership and sustainability
- 4. Session Outcomes Participants.. Distinguish among capacity building and management strategies Recognize elements of effective coaching Describe how leaders who coach can increase motivation, deepen ownership and empower others
- 6. Leaders may: Direct Envision Manage Inspire Facilitate And/Or Distribute Strategize Collaborate Organize Build capacity Dictate Empower
- 7. Possible results of good coaching • Clear Vision and Mission- What will change? Do beliefs need to shift? • Positive Intent and Increased Motivation - Why change? Who owns the will and intent? • Common Knowledge – Are there shared understandings? • Increased Skills – Are significant changes in practice needed? • Changes in Practice - How will success be judged and promoted?
- 8. Coaching is about expanding people’s capacity to create the desired future. It is not telling people what to do, but asking them to examine their thinking behind what they are doing so it is consistent with their goals. Coaching is about giving people the gift of your Coaching is about giving people the gift of your presence, asking questions and listening as they presence, asking questions, and listening. reflect.
- 9. Good Coaching Taps Intrinsic Motivation Scale of Motivation: FORCED TO….NEED TO….WANT TO You push…..They comply…..They seek Who is owning the problem, outcome rewards and / or consequences?
- 10. Motivation Preference—I’ll do it if I can: People and Things and Relationships Help Someone Produce it Function Work Together Design it Make a difference Fix it Get noticed Organize it Improve conditions Plan it Talk about Complete the task/job Create it Observe, analyze, test it Draw, paint, write or make it Prove it is right Perform it Think it through—explore Find a novel approach Find a proper solution Express it Discover Creativity Discovery Validate it and and Expression Processes
- 11. Fundamental Coaching Strategies and Behaviors • Building trustful • Facilitating relationships • Modeling and • Observing samples • Active listening • Monitoring progress • Restating and • Encouraging and summarizing inspiring • Inquiring • Reflecting
- 12. Practice Active listening Restating Inquiry: Open and Closed Questions Inquiry: Probing Questions
- 13. Plan to Try Pair/Share What struck a cord with you today that you plan to try as you lead others back at your school or district?