Finish line

Experiments, From Corp to Home, Personal

The final milestone to the Coaching Certification has started.

 

This evaluation consists of eleven sessions of Observed Coaching and professional feedback.
 
Today was the first session and it was very good to see other people coaching. There were many different styles and approaches they used. I took great tips and realised that I am happy with many aspects of my coaching style.
 
One of the highlights was the Observer. She was awesome at giving constructive feedback. She made sure that the message got through while keeping the receiver motivated.
 
Giving feedback is hard and it is often harder than receiving it. This is especially when you care about the receiver or the topic at hand. Sure, feedback is a gift. Yet, sometimes it’s a bitter one, even when wrapped in good intentions and arguments.
 
When getting feedback, one thing that has helped me a lot was to think of how much I could take from it to get better. It’s not about me, it’s about the project of situation.
 
Also, when it is not useful, I remember that Feedback is often more about who gives it than who receives it. Trying to get in the feet of the person giving feedback (their beliefs, impressions, projections, expectations…) can be quite helpful in understanding what is being said.
 
Back to Coaching. I am excited about getting it done and I have been working more on the website to promote the service. I still don’t know when I’ll be able to start given the new member of the family. Either way, I can’t wait to have that official stamp of recognition for something that I truly believe in.

If you are facing tough situations like these at work, coaching might help you find the best way to approach it. I would love to help you so if you are interested, visit me at Coaching for Me or just email me at hello@coachingfor.me

If you are a manager and want to make sure you bring your teams to their best, visit me at Coaching for Work for coaching, team initiatives and Professional Assessments. You can also just email me at hello@coachingfor.work

Middle life crisis or not, it’s time to reinvent myself and change things upside down.

I’ve been working for 10 years in the corporate world for a big technology company. I´ve studied hard, took an MBA, travelled the world and worked in 4 different countries. Things are jamming and the path is clear. Except that I don’t want this anymore.

Therefore, I took three months off from work to rest – but life slapped me in the face instead and now I sort of have an idea. Sort of. Kids, family, helping others physically and emotionally.

This space is to register this adventure. I don’t really know how this site is going to work, yet: Should it be kind of a journal? Reporting? Classic Venting? Will it be shared, for no one or for my future self?

We’ll see.

For now, I’m heading off to my first class of a Coaching certification I’m taking. It’s focused on Perspectives, and it’s a better way to start as I’m stepping into this whole new and unknown territory.

Especially relevant: am I feeling vertigo, panic or just good old excitement?!

The final milestone to the Coaching Certification has started.

This evaluation consists of eleven sessions of Observed Coaching and professional feedback.

Today was the first session and it was very good to see others coaching, the different styles and approaches they used. I took great tips and realised that I am happy with many aspects of my coaching style.

One of the highlights was the Observer. She was awesome at giving constructive feedback, making sure that the message got through while keeping the receiver motivated.

Giving feedback is hard and it is often harder than receiving it. This is especially when you really care about the receiver or the topic at hand. Sure, feedback is a gift but sometimes it’s a bitter one, even when wrapped in good intentions and arguments.

When getting feedback, one thing that has really helped me was to think of how much I could take from it to get better. It’s not about me, it’s about the project of situation.

In addition, when not useful, I remember that Feedback is often more about who gives it than who receives it. Trying to get in the feet of the person giving feedback (their beliefs, impressions, projections, expectations…) can be quite helpful in understanding what is being said.

Back to Coaching, I am excited about getting it done and I have been working more on the website to promote the service. I still don’t know when I’ll be able to start given the new member of the family. Either way, I can’t wait to have that official stamp of recognition for something that I truly believe in.