The Coaches Mentor

42-Coaching Supervision

In this episode Cal deals with Coaching Supervision which is a part of Core Competency #2-Embodies a Coaching Mindset.  What is supervision? How does it differ from mentoring? Why is supervision important? What happens in a supervision session?  What is the ICF's attitude toward supervision and how can I find a coaching supervisor?   To Contact Cal:  Cal@valuesdrivenleaders.com Facebook-fb.me/TheCoachesMentorPodcast  To see upcoming Group Mentor Coach sessions go to: www.valuesdrivenleaders.com/coach-mentoring

41-100 Coaching Mistakes You Can Avoid #2-Weak Coaching

In this episode Cal continues Thomas Leonard's list of 100 Coaching Mistakes You Can Avoid.   1. Passively coaching and responding during the coaching sessions instead of asking for more (much more) from the client 2. Focusing on tactical matters or details when strategic coaching is needed, and vice-versa 3. Being too nice/patient to the point that you are not saying what needs to be said 4. Slipping into the role of motivator or cattle prod of your clients, instead of being their collaborative partner 5. Working too hard to make your clients successful instead of inspiring/challenging your client to do that for themselves 6. Not setting specific enough goals or focusing enough on performance (unless client wants a discovery-type focus) 7. Not directly and immediately addressing the client's personality problems, communication flaws, bad attitude or resistance 8. Not knowing or asking the right question(s) 9. Accepting what the client says at face value, without clarifying or asking for evidence 10. Coaching clients as if they are all the same. Remember the three Rs: Rate, Review and "Rubscribe" To Contact Cal:  Cal@valuesdrivenleaders.com Facebook-fb.me/TheCoachesMentorPodcast  To see upcoming Group Mentor Coach sessions go to: www.valuesdrivenleaders.com/coach-mentoring

40-Mentoring With Someone from a Different Training School or Background

This week Cal discusses the advantages of doing at least part of your mentor coaching with someone from a different coach training school or different background.  As he states, this is not necessarily a shameless plug (althought it might partly be that), but there are distinct advantages to doing part of your mentor coaching with someone from out of your stream.  The ICF Ethics Watercooler: https://coachingfederation.org/blog/ethics-water-cooler-conversation [https://coachingfederation.org/blog/ethics-water-cooler-conversation]. Reciprocoach: www.reciprocoach.com [http://www.reciprocoach.com] Small Church Pastor: http://www.smallchurchpastor.com/ [http://www.smallchurchpastor.com/] ICF Coach Mentor Finder: https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards/find-a-mentor-coach [https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards/find-a-mentor-coach]     [http://www.smallchurchpastor.com/]

39-Should I Begin with Free, Cheap or Full Pay Clients?

Every coaching business begins somewhere.  You have training, but lack a lot of experience.  How can you get that quickly and still maintain your professionalism.  Cal addresses the three main ways to get clients early on.  References:  Thomas Leonard quoted by Julia Stewart in “Coach 100: Business Success” Retrieved from https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coach-100-business [https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coach-100-business]. Faxon, Greg. "How To Get Your First Three Life Coaching Clients [8 Easy Ways]" Retrieved from https://www.gregfaxon.com/blog/how-to-get-life-coaching-clients [https://www.gregfaxon.com/blog/how-to-get-life-coaching-clients] Alisa Barcan, Why Coaching for Free Doesn’t Work.” Retrieved from https://medium.com/coaching-for-a-living/why-coaching-for-free-doesnt-work-5930bdd004bd [https://medium.com/coaching-for-a-living/why-coaching-for-free-doesnt-work-5930bdd004bd] To Contact Cal:  Cal@valuesdrivenleaders.com Facebook-fb.me/TheCoachesMentorPodcast  To see upcoming Group Mentor Coach sessions go to: www.valuesdrivenleaders.com/coach-mentoring

38 Dancing in the Moment

After a year's break we are back with new episodes!  Welcome to Season 3!  Our topic today is the coaching maxim: "Dance in the Moment"   What does that mean and how does it relate to the competencies.  References:  Association of Coach Training Organizations (2005), General definition of skill level for each credential, p.3. Morgan, Kim. Dancing in the Moment.  Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dancing-moment-kim-morgan/ [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dancing-moment-kim-morgan/]. To Contact Cal:  Cal@valuesdrivenleaders.com Facebook-fb.me/TheCoachesMentorPodcast  To see upcoming Group Mentor Coach sessions go to: www.valuesdrivenleaders.com/coach-mentoring