| What could you do to be better in leadership | | | | unfortunately, the focus ends up being on the |
| coaching? Many famous people accomplished so | | | | techniques only. |
| many things in their lives without ever taking a | | | | Just focusing on a technique is down right |
| leadership course. So how did they achieve their | | | | manipulative. It is like sitting there and saying to |
| many leaps and bounds? Through their trusted | | | | you; "How can I say the objective to get other |
| values...the values that guided them along as they | | | | people to do things my way, to win my way, and |
| reached their goals. | | | | convince them along the whole process?" Just like |
| Hmm, what do I mean? Well, Gandhi never took | | | | coaches in sports, the coaches must evaluate |
| a course on speaking out against violence, Walter | | | | each in two aspects; skills and the style, showing |
| Cronkite never took a course on how to have | | | | the expression of the values that you hold. |
| integrity, and Abraham Lincoln did not read a book | | | | Similarities between good parenting and good |
| on how to value diversity in all backgrounds and | | | | leadership coaching is a way of being, not just |
| ethnicity. They all simply trusted what they knew | | | | doing. The way of being, the way that we show |
| was right...their values. | | | | our values to our subordinates directly affects our |
| How many times have we all told our children to | | | | actions and behaviors. Which of the coaches |
| never forget who they are or not to forget to | | | | would you prefer to work with? The one that is |
| use their manners. It is so easy to be caught up | | | | inspiring, holds themselves to the values that |
| in what you want from other people to forget | | | | matter, do not treat you as a number and is fair |
| what values you have inside you. This mirrors an | | | | OR the leader who has a great technique and |
| important first step in the coaching process; be | | | | strategy, always seems successful, allows no |
| supportive. | | | | room for failure or the need to be human and |
| Don't get this confused. I did not say "do | | | | does not communicate well? |
| supportive." To support is a decision within you; an | | | | My guess would be the first person. The one that |
| inside job you could say and has a direct regard | | | | hold their values high and takes their leadership |
| on how you want to relate with other people. The | | | | coaching seriously. |
| Eight Step Coaching Model teaches the process, | | | | |