I consider coaching as more of an art form than a job. Stay with me on this. A coach can learn skills, but to take coaching to a higher level requires a certain amount of artistry. What does that mean? In the training series, “The Art of Reflective Coaching,” Laura guides coaches to consider their purpose, presence, and praxis as important elements of reflective practice.
This training series has three parts:
1) Setting the foundation for reflective practice: purpose, presence, and praxis
2) Strengthening coaching competencies: active listening and its component skills
3) Integrating theory, skill, and strategy: being with versus doing to
This Art of Reflective Coaching creates a strong foundation for reflective practice by offering coaches an opportunity to explore, develop, build upon, and integrate their coaching skills to include evidence-based approaches to reflective practice.
In training one, setting the foundation for reflective practice, coaches will:
- Explore “mindset before method,” by clarifying their coaching stance: purpose, presence, and praxis.
- Particular focus will be on how the power of presence serves as the foundation for strength-based conversations
In training two, strengthening coaching competencies, coaches will:
- Develop and Build upon their praxis with three key coaching competencies: active listening, powerful questioning, and scaffolding learning.
In training three, integrating theory, skill and strategy, coaches will:
- Integrate the elements of reflective practice by strengthening their understanding of, and ability to perform, “coaching from the inside out.”
Learn more about the Art of Reflective Coaching by watching Laura in action here or here. And consider this podcast called “Seeing the Adult Behind the Behavior” to understand some of the human behavior that leads to coaching challenges.