Slides: Managing the Plan of Action

Steve Elzinga

Remember— Coaching is about getting your client to some form of …

Three things coaches do to accomplish this:

- Help client figure out what they want to do (decision)

- Help client figure out how to do what they want to do (plan)

- Help client do what they plan to do (management)

Management is …

the process of accountability as the plan is carried out over time. 

Why do people need help in managing the plan that they decided to do?

- Lack of endurance

- Lack of focus

- Lack of discipline

- Lack of support

- Lack of negative consequences 

- Lack of positive reward

What kind of management is not a part of coaching?

- Controlling

- “Don’t you think you should …”

- “Wouldn’t it be better if you ...”

- “In my experience ...”

What kind of management is not a part of coaching?

- Guilting and shaming

- “What is it going to take to get you to do what you said you would do?”

- “How do you expect things to change in your life if you don’t …”

- “How do you feel about wasting your time and mine as well?”

What kind of management is not a part of coaching?

- Pushing

- “Don’t you think it would be better if …?”

What kind of management is not a part of coaching?

Directing

What kind of management is not a part of coaching?

Judging