I would like to run this by anyone who is interested.
As far as I have been able to determine, the ICF (International Coach Federation) employs one simple devise to attract interest.
This is a demonstration of the power of 'coaching'.
Usually, a muhaha Master Coach will ask for a 'volunteer' from the audience. The volunteer presents a life or work issue. Within a matter of minutes, very few, the coach through VERY POWERFUL questions, enables the victim to identify the core issue, devise a solution, and commit to SUCCESS, SUCCESS, SUCCESS.
In early days, I thought this was just a sort of campy way of helping people understand a bit about what may go on in a coaching conversation. But, this technique has never really evolved.
Thinking back, I now wonder if these conversations were not rehearsed, and that the volunteers were plants. I think they were ;-).
(It is probably possible to find one of these demos on Youtube.)
My sense is that this technique conveys that the 'coach' is a powerful healer, a magician of sorts.
Given the amount of work that is involved for real coaching participants in the real world to achieve real and measurable change, the ICF demos are more like revival tent, faith healer stuff, with rounds of applause as the executive is HEALED, praise the lord.
As far as I have been able to determine, the ICF (International Coach Federation) employs one simple devise to attract interest.
This is a demonstration of the power of 'coaching'.
Usually, a muhaha Master Coach will ask for a 'volunteer' from the audience. The volunteer presents a life or work issue. Within a matter of minutes, very few, the coach through VERY POWERFUL questions, enables the victim to identify the core issue, devise a solution, and commit to SUCCESS, SUCCESS, SUCCESS.
In early days, I thought this was just a sort of campy way of helping people understand a bit about what may go on in a coaching conversation. But, this technique has never really evolved.
Thinking back, I now wonder if these conversations were not rehearsed, and that the volunteers were plants. I think they were ;-).
(It is probably possible to find one of these demos on Youtube.)
My sense is that this technique conveys that the 'coach' is a powerful healer, a magician of sorts.
Given the amount of work that is involved for real coaching participants in the real world to achieve real and measurable change, the ICF demos are more like revival tent, faith healer stuff, with rounds of applause as the executive is HEALED, praise the lord.