I was fortunate enough to spend two days learning with Elena Aguilar (author of The Art of Coaching and The Art of Coaching Teams and contributor to Edutopia and EdWeek).
Elena's simple description of the coaching conversation resonated with me. She suggested a coaching conversation consists of:
- Listening
- Thinking
- Responding
When a coach engages in and moves between each of those behaviors, he/she applies lenses or tools or ways of thinking. In a challenging situation, a coach could push him/herself to try a new lens (or tool or way of thinking) in order to move the client forward.
Elena suggests the following thinking tools:
- Mind the Gap - a tool for helping the client identify a will, skill, knowledge, capacity, or emotional intelligence gap
- Spheres of Control - a tool for helping the client identify what is within his/her control
- Asset-Based Coaching
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