Tuesday, July 28, 2009

When should we use NLP in coaching?

Trough one of my coaching education sessions, I heard from my instructor that cultural specifications might effect on our coaching process with our clients,one of my classmates reminded a good point in this issue.She told that maybe our clients speak in English but think in their own language.
What a great valuable point!!!
But does it mean that we should just coach the people who have similar culture with us?So how to coach a client who is coming from other cultures?
How to handle this issue?I tried to challenge myself to be more clarified in this subject.
My instructor also noted another point which was fantastic,that was about different operating systems which somehow have run on different brains from different cultures......
Great point again!!!!
What if we could change that operating system with a new one at least during our coaching sessions or what if we could make a new protocol to be able to communicate despite of this big difference?
Finally,I found NLP(Neuro Linguistic Programming) as a great tool in dealing with cultural issues.
How to use it?

Sunday, July 19, 2009

How being a coach client will make you a successful coach!!!

At the first steps of becoming a coach it is necessary to be coached.
It gives you an opportunity to learn more about the coaching process and will give you a new perspective.
When you play the role of a client in coaching relationship you can feel the clients feelings and willings so that you will be more helpful when you play as a coach.
for example,when your goal is set by a coach you can learn

  1. How can you help the client to be more clarified in his/her life.
  2. How can you explore the inner side of the client.
  3. How to use your intuition to elicit more from the client .
  4. How important is the client's words.
  5. How effective listening is essential to now more about the client's values even those which are unknown by the client.
When you are encouraged by the coach you will learn
  1. How the client's vision can be used to encourage him/her.
  2. How much the encouragement helps the client being aware of his/her inside resources.
  3. How much it empowers the clients to venture on change.
  4. How much it can make the clients to be open to the new opportunities.
  5. How can you help him/her to overcome his/her fears.
When you are just listened by the coach nonjudgmentally
  1. You can feel how could you empower the client in this manner.
  2. How could it be helpful for the client to realize other perspectives.
  3. How can you help the client to find a strategy to solve an especial issue through loud thinking.

When you give a feedback you learn to be more present and focused.

When you recieve a feedback you learn how much of the informations we recieve from the clients would not be exactly what the clients mean .

How much powerful questions could be helpful to encourage and empower the clients to explore themselves.

And finally you can help the clients to reach their goals using a supportive coach who is beside them thrugh the way making them sure to reach their goals.
Being a client coach can help you feel what a client feels through coaching process and help you find your style and your individual coaching model.

Just try and enjoy it.