Coaches help clients become more aware–of a better understanding of a problem, of potential solutions, of root causes, of new ways forward, and of their own identity as they relate to their goals, hope and decisions.
While transactional coaching supports client’s movement forward, transformational coaching helps a client move forward far beyond the coach’s capacity. An MCC coach knows how to leverage deep, meaningful exploration to help a client get a solution to their agenda topic while gaining a better understanding of themselves. MCC coaches should never set aside practical progress in favor of digging under the surface. The inverse is true as well, the coach should generally not focus on surface level progress without at least some offer for deeper introspection.
Preparation Overview
- Reviewing Session Content (This page)
- Estimated time to complete: 2 hours
- Self assess recording
- Transcript to be provided by CSCT based on submitted recording from session 1
- Use STAR·Feedback model (See below) to self assess second half of your recording
- Time to complete will depend on length of session.
- Daily Coaching Record
- Coaches should continue reflecting on roughly 4 coaching sessions each week taking note of their learnings using a journal/record similar to the one attached below.
- Consider what patterns and persistent challenges you may find and be ready to discuss these learnings in the main session.
- Time to Complete: 20-30 minutes per week
Class Overview
- Homework Discussion: 25 min
- Content Discussion: 25 min
- Participant Demo (using STAR·Feedback): 25 min
- Debrief: 10 min
- Participant Demo (using STAR·Feedback): 25 min
- Debrief: 10 min
Content Review
Upgrading Past-Oriented Questions
Past-oriented questions can sometimes lead to story-telling, which can take up a considerable amount of time in a coaching session. Instead of asking a past-oriented question such as “What worked in the past?” consider asking a past-to-present or past-to-future question:
Past-to-Present Questions:
- What have you learned from similar experiences that you would like to apply to this one?
- What has the past taught you about what would work today?
- Considering what worked in the past, what might work with this situation?
Past-to-Future Questions:
- Based on your experience last year, what are your hopes this year?
- How has your previous experience prepare you for what will happen next month?
- What do you want to bring from your previous experience into this upcoming phase of life?