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I, along with several CFR colleagues, just returned from the Learning Forward conference in Anaheim. We provided The Gift of Coaching during breakout sessions, as we have been doing for the past several years. When we first began to offer these individual coaching sessions, we had a few who were into "coaching", and many who had no idea what this coaching was all about and came out of curiosity. This year, we had participants who were quite clear they wanted an individual coaching session, some who felt all coaches need a coach, and one who admitted, laughingly, to being a coaching addict!
Enjoy the holiday season, and join us in getting "high" on coaching.
Frances Shuster, PCC
President, Coaching For Results, Inc.
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By Diana Williams, PCC
I had the opportunity to have a very valuable coaching session as part of our ongoing personal development process within Coaching For Results Global. You might call it “coaches coaching coaches.” I have moved from being a passive observer of my “issue” to taking an active role in the situation. How did my coach help facilitate learning and results for me in that session? As I’ve thought about the skills that she used in working with me, I’ve identified at least three uses of language that were very powerful:1) the language of metaphor, 2) the language of movement and 3) the language of holding one able and accountable.The language of metaphor:
As I began describing my issue, I explained the event that prompted my concern. My coach reframed my story event with the use of a powerful metaphor, “You got a radar signal.” That image of the radar signal implanted the significance of that event in my mind. She went on to reframe my ramblings about the issue by asking, “Where do you want to shine the spotlight?” The metaphor of a spotlight was not only powerful in getting me to think about the focus of the issue, but became our “coaching agreement” about how we would focus our limited coaching time together.
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We´re very excited to announce that the new RESULTSCoach iPhone, iPad, and Android Application by Coaching For Results is now available!RESULTSCoach is an iPhone app developed for educational leaders. It offers an always–available review and reminder of the language and words that have the most powerful impact to bring out the best in your own learning community. This powerful app also includes visual tools, a feature for goal setting, and a handy mobile journal.
Coaching For Results is proud to offer this unique tool to support educators, and we invite you to email us with your suggestions for future enhancements. Download the RESULTSCoach app now on iTunes. Questions? Contact us at: info@coachingschoolresults.com
Yes, Coaching For Results is a non-profit business that charges a fee for our coaching and instructional seminar services and yes, we are passionate about the value of coaching for school leaders. We also believe in an attitude of giving back to the profession that has been so good to each of us. This is why we stepped up to the FICF call.
As a result, in June 2010, the FICI awarded CFR one of only six grants nationally to provide pro bono coaching services. We chose to coach school leaders at all levels who worked in Title 1 schools and districts. Forty educators from six states (Kansas, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia received 173 coaching sessions, valued at $21,625. All coaching sessions were provided free to participants and our coaching associates received no compensation for their time and expertise.
This one year pro bono coaching project had tremendous impact on clients and their school communities. You are encouraged to view a video of some participant comments at:
http://www.coachfederation.org/ifm/
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How would you like to step more strongly into your role as a school leader? Register for one of our seminars and see for yourself the difference it will make in your communication and leadership style. Visit our website to see what others say about our seminars. www.coachingschoolresults.com
Most seminars are four days in length. Some are held on four consecutive days while others are held in two-day increments over two months so please check the seminar dates carefully. Most seminars also include a series of three, hour-long follow-up teleclasses specifically designed for seminar participants!
CFR provides private seminars for school districts in all parts of the U.S. To book a seminar for your school district, contact us at: vicky@coachingschoolresults.com
We also hold seminars that are open to the public. The next available open seminars are:
- Level III - Jan 11 - 12 & Feb 1 - 2, 2012 - Lewisville, TX
- Coaching Strategies for Powerful Coaching - Jan 20 - 23, 2012 - Orlando, FL
- Leadership Coaching for High Performance - Feb 9 - 10 & Feb 23 - 24, 2012 - Haysville, KS
- Leadership Coaching for High Performance - Feb 15 - 16 & Feb 29 - Mar 1, 2012 - Farmers Branch, TX
Visit www.coachingschoolresults.com/calendar.html for a full list of upcoming public seminars -- or contact us to schedule a private seminar for your district: vicky@coachingschoolresults.com
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