Identify a manager that would be willing to be coached. Meet with this person 2-3 times during the course of the class. This individual can actually be part of the organization you work for, a friend or colleague. The goals are to experience one-on-one coaching, try methods and approaches; test one’s ability to coach and to reflect on and analyze one’s own experience. Answer the following questions: 1. Describe the manager, his or her role, experience managing and any other contextual information. 2. What was the client’s interest in coaching and client’s initial goals? 3. How did the process of contracting the engagement happen between you and client? 4. What information (regarding leadership skill development) was available to you, how did you obtain it and what did you do with it? 5. What challenges or obstacles did you face in coaching the client? 2 / 3 6. What did the client ultimately commit to changing? How did this differ from initial goals and what was the process of their evolution? 7. What were the outcomes: Client’s view? Yours? 8. What did you learn by doing this coaching assignment and what might be implications for your future work? 9. How was the actual experience of coaching different from what you expected and why? 10. Answer this question: “When I do my next coaching engagement, I will … ” what would you try to do differently?
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