Steve Head
Steve Head gave chief executive mentoring and experiential learning group members (from Peter Pritchett’s Academy Groups 5 and 32) a very practical and powerful workshop on Practical Performance Coaching in July. Developed from Tim Gallwey’s “The Inner Game” and sports coaching experience, high performance coaching is the process by which the coach can allow an individual to discover more of their brilliance or talent.
The members went away with 5 main insights/action points:
- Focus on strengths not weaknesses. So much 121 work (and competency work in general) is focussed upon overcoming weaknesses – however, individuals generally achieve much more (and feel more fulfilled) when playing to their strengths;
- p=P-I (Performance = Potential – Interference (Tim Gallwey);
- Performance Coach works to reduce/eliminate the impact of the Interference (the negative self-talk, lack of real confidence etc). Skills Coach works on the techniques – which affects the potential;
- Much apparent confidence is “Conditional Confidence” – i.e. it depends upon context, tools, other people/situations – rather than Internal or True (unconditional) Confidence. We were encouraged to try this mantra: “I will do my very best with what I know now and when I know better I will do even better.”;
- We worked with the GROW model (Goals, Reality, Options, What next) and practiced how that might work. We then went onto GROW++ which adds consideration of Motive, Beliefs/Values and Resources.
Peter Pritchett, Chairman Academy Groups 5 and 32
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