Want to do more coaching? Here’s a model we believe you’ll find helpful!
Effective coaching focuses on a host of important activities and behaviors. These include:
- Providing honest and specific feedback to reinforce desired skills.
- Guiding individuals to help them assess their strengths and weaknesses.
- Working with individuals to help them set realistic expectations and measurable performance goals.
- Helping them solve problems.
- Providing guidance to help them discover ways to improve job-related behaviors.
To coach effectively, individuals need good listening, questioning, and brainstorming skills. Those who coach must be able to reinforce positive performance and offer constructive feedback. They must also be accessible and supportive and willing to provide guidance and recognition.
The best approach to effective coaching is a problem-solving one. With this approach the coach works collaboratively with the person being coached to determine the best way to achieve desired results. When this approach is used, coaching assures successful implementation of solutions and empowers each individual who participates in the process.
Try the D.A.R.E. coaching model from QwikCoach the next time you have a coaching opportunity.
Steps
What Is It?
Who Does It?
Discover
what can be better
Act
on a plan that works
Reinforce
to stay on track and move ahead
Evaluate
to determine progress and sustain improvement