What is Leadership Coaching?
- It is confidential, ongoing, individualized professional growth.
- The coach provides support, encouragement, guidance and reinforcement.
- The coach provides structure and accountability.
- The coach believes each person is an expert in his own life and clients have the resources and creativity to create their own solutions.
- The coach focuses on the present to create the best outcomes.
- The coach listens openly and actively.
- The coach asks powerful questions that create a new level of clarity.
- The coach reflects back to you what you have said.
- The coach offers different perspectives.
- The coach shows you specific methods for increasing your effectiveness.
How does leadership Coaching work?
- Clients meet with their coach twice a month for one hour by phone.
- Clients set the agenda or topic for discussion for each session.
- Clients are willing to stretch beyond their current comfort zone.
- Clients call for their session on time.
- Clients provide 24-hour notice to cancel a session.
- Clients set personal and professional goals focused on the leaders’ specific challenges and then take daily action to achieve those goals.
- Clients approach challenges as opportunities for growth.
- Clients are open to new ideas and perspectives.
- Clients show up physically and mentally prepared for each session.
- Clients use coaching techniques to impact colleagues, board members and staff.
- The district is billed quarterly.
- Superintendents write leadership coaching into their contract with the district