Coaching

Sir John Whitmore is a well respected lecturer and consultant on human resource management. He is the author of Coaching for Performance, one of the best-selling coaching guides, which showcases the GROW model of coaching outlined in this article.

Here we discuss the Co-Active Coaching model, developed by Laura Whitworth, Henry Kimsey-House and Phil Sandahl, which places a strong focus on the power of the coaching relationship, in which both coach and client are active collaborators.

Flaherty’s approach to coaching has an understanding of human behaviour at its core. Rather than offering specific tools and techniques, he prompts reflection and encourages coaches to discover their own approach. We review his work here.

Here we review Mary Beth’s ‘Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart’, a systems approach that encourages the coach to understand the organisational context in which the client operates, and to develop a strong ‘signature presence’ with the client.

In The Tao of Coaching, Max Landsberg offers a simple, three step coaching process that is designed to get the most out of a coaching relationship. We give an overview of that process here.

The Six Boxes model, developed by Carl Binder, is based upon Thomas F Gilbert’s Behaviour Engineering Model. It outlines six factors that influence human behaviour. We discuss it here.

An important skill for mentors and coaches is the ability to facilitate reflection and generate personal insight. Here we review Clutterbuck and Meggison’s ‘Model of Personal Reflective Space’, which outlines the stages of the reflection process.

The Johari Window, a model of interpersonal relations, can be used for developing self-awareness in any communication context, although it serves as a particularly useful framework for effective two-way communication in the coaching or mentoring relationship, which we discuss here.

Max Landsberg’s Skill/Will Matrix is designed to help coaches assess the necessary level of skill and will of their coachee in order to adopt the most appropriate coaching style. In this article, we give an overview of the matrix and its uses.

The compatibility of coach and coachee is critical to the success of any coaching partnership. This article outlines some practical guidelines that the coachee will find helpful when making the selection.

This article provides a useful summary of key coaching skills such as active listening, questioning and building rapport and trust.

A range of practical tips to help individuals ensure the success of their paired support relationship.