Exercise 3: Coaching Practice

Learning Outcomes

After completing this exercise, students will be able to:

• practice multiple skills in active listening with coaching partners
• utilize the GROW coaching model for coaching people at all levels with multiple problems.

Overview

In this exercise, you will put the coaching skills you learned in Unit 2 into practice.

1. Read the section of the Unit 2 content about coaching using the GROW process.
2. In Unit 1, your instructor will put you into groups of three based on your time zone. Talk with your group members to figure out a time during Unit 1 to meet using Blackboard Collaborate or another conferencing system.
3. Meet with your peers using videoconferencing. Designate one person to be the coach and another the coachee. The third person will observe and take notes. Practice the coaching skills from Unit 2 on a real-life issue for about five minutes. Then, do a quick debriefing with your teammates on what worked and did not work well.
4. After about five minutes, rotate roles. Again, do a quick debriefing with your teammates on what worked and did not work well.
5. After everyone has had a turn at all three roles, discuss fully and compare notes.
6. Post your observations and any key learnings to the Unit 2 discussion forum Exercise 3: Coaching Practice. Make your initial posts on Days 1 – 5 of Unit 2.

Grading

Exercise 3 will not be individually graded. Participation in this exercise will contribute to your discussion grade. For details on grading, refer to the Syllabus.