Leadership
Development
Inspiring Future Leaders
What does a leader look like?
I FOUND ONE!
Now What?
Rotate through different projects
Mentoring Program
Buddy System
Feedback - Coaching
 It’s about
 Discovery
 Awareness
 And, Choice
 A belief that every situation has possibilities and that
people really do have the power of choice
 What does the Coach do?
 Hold people accountable and keep them
moving forward toward their goals.
 Tell the truth, the absolute truth.
 Acts as an agent of change.
 Competency must exist
 Do they have the skills, ability and knowledge for
the task?
To be
Successful in
Coaching
 Evidence of Commitment
 Do they have the drive, confidence, focus and
enthusiasm for the task?
 Must be willing to go beyond their comfort zone
 Must be willing to invest time and energy
 What do you think are the two most important
predictors of success?
 All are important factors but One Major
Indicator is: Responsibility – being responsible
enough to do whatever it takes to produce the
necessary results no matter what the
circumstances are…
 Does being responsible mean maturity?
 If you’re responsible you are mature regardless
of your age.
 Starts with … You are HERE. Where is here?
How did you get here?
The Process of
Coaching
 What does the future look like? Where do you
want to be? When do you want to be there?
 Homeostasis – a natural subconscious
resistance to change.
 Temptation to backslide
 We all live within a “system” and we
have a tendency to keep things just as
they are
 Then you have “the dip” typically about
1-2 months into the process. The
change isn’t happening fast enough or
commitment begins to wear down.
 Awareness – listening with all the
senses and with our intuition –
what’s being said behind the
words
Coaching Skill
- Listening
 Impact – what you do with your
awareness, the choices you
make, will have an impact.
 Everything hinges on listening –
are they on track, what choices
are they making, is there
resistance.
 Keep them Open-ended
 What, Who, Why
 Keep them Advice-Free
 They know the problem better than you
 “What’s the best solution to this in your mind?”
 “What would it take to make that happen?”
 Keep them Short and Simple
 Stay curious
 Keep them Thought-Inspiring
 How can they look at the problem differently
Coaching
Questions
 Keep them Forward-Focused
 Don’t get caught up in rehashing old events
 Move forward – Don’t get stuck in venting
mode
 People need to complain before they can
create so allow a few minutes, acknowledge
and move to problem solving
They won’t all make it –
you’re never finished