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Coaching – Skills and Competencies

Coaching topics of interest

The main coaching topics of interest to me are ‘building a learning relationship’ and the question on ‘why be a coach or mentor’

Building a learning relationship

According to Therapist Into   Coach 2017, creation of effective mentorship relationship is very vital among clients since it generates a positive perception about programs relating to coaching. An affective learning relationship can either be from a coach to his mentor to acquire more experiences and knowledge during the entire learning conversation or insighting people on the right manner of being during skill development.

Why be a coach or mentor?

Becoming a mentor during building of a learning relationship is important since it enables one to be a trusted guide especially on the basis of professional or personal journey of career development. One’s objective must always aim at achieving their value changes regardless of the hardship undergone during the journey of development.

Skills needed for specific areas of leadership coaching

Curiosity, intuition and self-management

According to Therapist Into   Coach 2017, curiosity in this case revolves around a client’s personal views, feelings, thoughts or ideas about management and leadership coaching. It closely relates to management which implies a behavioral therapy in coaching. Leaders are expected to manage their personal feelings and emotional responses to avoid acting out of their own interests and instead aiming at implanting one’s beliefs into better management of coaching programs.

Questioning, challenging and confronting

Questioning on key issues, challenging of one another and confronting of vulnerable issues is important during shaping of the entire coaching process. They give a client the power to connect with proceedings and shifting of their perceptions and different beliefs into better coaching and leadership skills.

Clarifying, reframing, feedback and acknowledgement

Employment of clarifications on different concepts helps in replaying a client’s perception much more into a manner that is helpful especially in focusing different thoughts and ideas about a certain issue (Connor et al., 2012). Reframing aids in examination of ideologies and thoughts to boost interpretation on various meanings of certain variables for boosting coaching leadership with clients. It changes perceptions and challenge negative perceptions regarding coaching competencies. Finally, acknowledgement can be achieved through giving of appreciative and developmental feedback. This should be done by coaches to their clients to quench their worries or variation in ideas in coaching to enable them gain a better understanding (Connor et al., 2012). One must therefore observe performances on basis of individual tasks and share relevant information in a manner not to sound threatening.

Core competencies needed for leadership coaching

According to the International Coach Federation, there are four main core competencies considered key in leadership coaching. They include;

• Setting of Foundation to enable establishment of all agreements in relation to coaching and achieving of ethical guidelines regarding professional standards in leadership coaching.
• Co-creation of relationships helps in establishment of trust and intimacy between the coach and his/her client, making the coaching process present.
• Aiding in effective communication allows active listening, communicating using direct channels and powerful questioning forums between the coach and his client.
• Lastly, facilitation of learning programs and results aids in creation of awareness, effective planning and goal setting, accountability and progress management and effective designing of actions in relation to leadership coaching.

Most proficient skills

• Trust establishment to boost personal relationship with my clients as their coach
• Planning and goal setting of all achievable objectives and targets

Least Proficient skills

• Coaching agreements
• Powerful questioning

In summary, basing on specific skills and competencies, the best leadership area I think I’m best suited is goal setting and planning since I’m equipped with skills that will allow me realize my set goals.