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Fact vs. Fiction

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A 2014 study involving 194 coaches asserts that specific, challenging goals can help clients focus and apply themselves, but they may also lead to a host of potentially negative outcomes (such as inappropriate risktaking, an unnecessarily narrowed focus, and compromised ethics). [7] 2001, Hove: Psychology Press. [2]Peter 10, June 2016.

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Coaching in Social Work Development

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Mentoring and coaching.InF.Ross-Sheriff Orme (Eds.), Bridging the team coaching competency gap: A review of the literature.International Journal of Evidence-Based Coaching and Mentoring, 18(2), 35-50. The coaching methods support the social work profession through the development of the worker and their client. References Auerbach, J.

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The Career Offsite Model

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Too heavy on the advice or mentoring piece – “I get an art teacher vibe from you – try that!” – may discount what the client knows to be true about themselves. Author and founder Greg McKeown is credited with the idea of the personal offsite, and it’s described in his 2014 book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.

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The SEED Growth System Coaching Model

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Grant 2014] 4 Sense-Making People are narrative beings, understanding themselves and the world around them through stories. Vogel, M (2012),’ Story Matters: An Inquiry into the Role of Narrative in Coaching ‘, International Journal of Evidence-Based Coaching and Mentoring,10,1, pp 1-13. Armstrong, H. 33-47 Leedham, M.

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Coaching as a Vehicle for Change: Organizational and Individual Perspectives

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Not surprisingly, the executives and employees who work in such uncertain and unstable contexts sometimes struggle to develop the psychological and behavioral skills needed to deal with organizational change whilst remaining focused on reaching their work-related goals (Grant, 2014). Lefdahl-Davis, E.M., Huffman, L., Stancil, J., Alayan, A.

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The BIAS/B.I.A.S Coaching Model

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Deeper inquiry into who they have listened to, mentored, selected, promoted (and vice versa) drives understanding about how the held bias(es) has influenced decisions and behaviours. Core themes in this phase: Identifying the impact of bias on others and themselves Challenging views and/or decisions (on hiring, promoting, mentoring etc.)

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Confidence Unlocked: Understanding Confidence & How Coaching Can Help

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As opposed to mentoring, or a manager telling a member of staff how to achieve a goal, coaching is client-driven with the belief that the client is the captain of their ship and fully in control. The power of these small habits or “Atomic Habits” is well documented in James Clear’s award-winning book. [9]