| GROUP COACHING
 What
is group coaching, and how is it different from personal coaching?
Group coaching is defined as coaching that takes place with two
or more people simultaneously. A key distinction of group coaching
is that a synergy exists within the group often producing outcomes
greater than each individual's contributions. All communication
within the group setting is considered confidential.
What are the benefits of group coaching?
Group coaching provides a wealth of opportunities:
- Clients discover that they are not alone in facing challenges
- New ideas are generated from others who are in the same place
- Clients can provide different perspectives and new paradigms
- Each client can listen and learn from others - the shared knowledge
and synergy is very powerful
- The setting encourages interaction, sharing, and bonding skills
- Clients develop a commitment to the group
- Creates an atmosphere of support and success
- Networks are created (formal and informal), which continue outside
of the call
- More affordable than individual coaching for the client
How is group coaching different from
training?
- A coach listens, supports and challenges the client
- A trainer, aside from ensuring transmission of training content,
focuses primarily on the group and its dynamics, and secondarily
on the individual
- In coaching the content of the sessions is based upon the expressed
goals of the client, permitting continual assessment and flexibility,
ensuring a match between session content and the evolving needs
of the client
- The training curriculum is based on a needs analysis, and is
designed prior to the training experience - ensuring standardized
delivery, yet less flexible for responding to emergent needs
- While training, the learners complete work during the program,
in coaching the clients receive support, and challenges during
the call, and do the work of reaching their goals between sessions
- Trainers provide support during the program and perhaps colleagues/managers/supervisors
provide support afterward
- Coaches provide tools for growth during the session and empower
clients to coach themselves in the future
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