My Coaching Journey
What the voices have taught meBarbara A. Young
April 30, 2012
Master Voice
• Master of Ceremonies – Keeps sessions on task• Creates atmosphere conducive for the other
voices to do their part• Allows each voice a share of the stage does not
allow any one voice to monopolize
What I learned from the Master Voice
• Establish a blueprint that is needed to set the stage for a positive coaching experience
• In personal life have begun to pull lessons I have learned, an example Listen as a coach
• All of the voices have need to be present in order to grow in professional and personal relationships
• Encourage an atmosphere of learning by allowing several ways of looking at a situation
Master Voice continued
• Allow silence for self exploration of topic being discussed or evaluated
• Challenge in a non-threatening manner• Open the field for application of tools that have
been learned• Realize that I do not always have the answer
but will travel the journey to discover the answers with all of my professional and personal relationships
Partner Voice
• Constructs a trusting atmosphere
• Develops a strategy with the input of client to achieve stated goals
• As client moves forward partner falls back allowing client to take responsibility for end result in a positive manner
What I learned from the Partner Voice
• Working jointly toward a goal involves give and take. want to give each other the chance to do their best work
• Share of the workload will vary through out the course of the project. Realize that we all have talents and weaknesses and let each other give what they do best
• Always keeping the stated goals in front of us. Partners are not competitors and both need to feel that their contributions are important
Investigator Voice
• To ask questions in such a way that they provoke thoughtful responses
• Question for the gain of the client not personal curiosity
• Question to help promote self-discovery• Question in such a way to create a variety of
alternatives
What I learned from the Investigator Voice
• Inquire only when it is helpful not harmful• Question when it will result in development of
self-discovery for another• Question to gain information that will help me
grow as an individual both professionally and personally.
Reflector Voice
• Increase awareness of client’s perception of a situation
• Encourages client to view a situation from another point of view
Teacher Voice
• Provide distinctions to help client visualize and identify options
• Challenge thinking process
Guide Voice
• Provide alternatives• Encourage action
Reflector, Teacher, GuideWhat I have learned
• As a coach I have used all three of these voices interchangeably.
• As a coach I did not teach a specific skill set• Guiding and allowing for reflection has allowed
myself and my client to reach inside ourselves for the answer
• Allow others the opportunity to reflect on what they have learned and where they have been guided to achieve their stated goals.
Contractor Voice
• Used to re-state goals and agreements• Holds client accountable for action plan and
follow through• Keeps client on track through changes needed
to reach goals.
What I learned from Contractor Voice
• Holding myself accountable for actions is displaying my commitment to attainment of goals that I set for myself.
Thanks for your attention
• Wrap up to Power Point• Question to allow growth for both parties• Reflect on learning• Allow questions and reflection to guide
toward completion of set goals