COACHING TRIAD PRACTICE PLAN:

Take time to enjoy the triad coaching sessions!

A few thoughts to be mindful of:

As the Coachee, your role is to be authentic and to present a coachable situation that
is authentic and not aimed towards challenging your coach at this stage. We are sure
that you will not provocatively test your coach's competencies and make any
evaluations. Your intent is to provide an opportunity for your fellow coach to practice
and learn in a safe environment and to get real value for yourself at the same time. We
thank you for serving your coach in the learning journey!

As the Coach, you build and sustain rapport so that both are relaxed and ready for
coaching to be effective. We encourage you to follow the steps involved in the coaching
Arrow and to practice level 2 and level 3 (global) listening. Practice taking Coach
Position, viewing the coachee through the Five Erickson principles. Be aware, if at all, a
tendency to suggest solutions or to lead the coachee in a particular direction crops up.
Listen through the outcome frame, especially while creating the 'contract'. Feel free to
make mistakes and discover effective options. Most of all enjoy the process and your
coachee. Drop any anxieties to 'perform' as the Coach! Remember relaxation is the key
to visualization and for accessing the hidden treasure from the beyond conscious mind!

As the observer, you play a great role in the development of your fellow coach. Please
do keep a track of time and observe how well the coach is tracking through the
elements of the 'Coaching Arrow'. It might be useful, initially, to signal to the coach
when you feel a strong 'contract' is established, as this is an area which seem to pose
some challenge in the early stages. You are also keeping track of any 'closed' or
leading questions that the coach may ask in all the sections from the Contract to the
Action Steps and especially with the ‘Creating a coaching experience' part of the arrow.
Such questions may be shared with the coach at the end of the sessions so that the
coach can rework them to be open ended and expansive.

Joint Feedback:
Share between yourselves the safety to provide and receive feedback. You may share
your observations after asking the coach two questions: 1. What did you do best? 2.
What might you do even better? Do remember to share positive feedback and to have
fun with each other!
Happy Coaching!