Today I’ve experienced to be a coach. I was coaching another student, Nawal. We talk about what is a good coach from her point of view. We first planed a meeting on Skype. Actually, use Skype on a professional way is kind of weird. I usually use it to call my family in France. Because I may have to use it for a professional interview in the future, it was a good exercise.
Nawal started by explaining me what is coaching, what are the coach’s tasks, what type of relationship is necessary to make it work. She focused on the importance of listening and observing the coachee, and give useful feedback. Also, she emphasis on the fact that a coach gives you/show you your own skills to meet your goal.
I have tried to use the five key processes (Listening, Mirroring, Summarizing, Questioning, Catalyzing). Listening was ok. It wasn’t that hard. I just needed to keep focus on what Nawal was talking about. Mirroring was a little bit more delicate. She doesn’t come for a real need of coaching. That’s why I couldn’t really help her to understand a situation which didn’t need huge explanations. Summarizing her thought was easy, also because I had myself study the same subject. Then, I have chosen to ask her if she had already tried to follow a coaching, and for which reason she might follow one. This was the most interesting part of the interview. By asking such kind of questions you can guess if the person is ready or not for a coaching, if she feels that need.
I would have done that coaching about another subject. Something more linked to personal or professional life. So I would be more able to give an external point of view about the situation.
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