Coaching Clips April

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In the 7 Key Characteristics of Effective Practice-Based Coaching Partnerships (2021) the fourth characteristic is, Choices about Effective Practices and Coaching Strategies. When partners work together to make decisions about which types of interactions and strategies they each prefer, the coaching partnership is more likely to be productive and successful. How might you utilize the, Preferred Coaching Strategies Checklist to determine the preferred strategies to use with coachees?

How are you utilizing video as a coaching strategy? Whether a focused observation is conducted via distance or in the practice context, video recordings of the coachee using the practice can be powerful for supporting reflection and feedback about practice implementation. The coach and coachee can also use video during problem-solving discussions.

How are you utilizing multiple coaching strategies in your coaching conversations? Essential coaching strategies used in every coaching session include:

• Observation
• Reflective conversation
• Supportive feedback
• Constructive feedback
• Identifying or providing resources or materials

Strategies used periodically in coaching sessions might include:

• Goal setting
• Graphic feedback
• Video feedback

Clarifying and verifying both strengths and needs helps individualize goal setting and action planning by prioritizing goals that build on a coachee’s strengths and address their identified needs. How can you intentionally include coachee strengths when writing action plans?

Complete at least 3 Implicit Association Tests at the following website:

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

Discuss the results of your tests. Refrain from discussing the mechanics of the test and speak only of your results:

• Are your results consistent with your beliefs?

• What surprised you?

• To what do you attribute your results?