How to make the most of a coaching session?
In short: give enough context, come with a clear question, share what type of coaching you need today.
How do I separate and combine the coach and jury role?
In short: I differentiate the moments where I’m in coach or mentor role versus the moments when I’m in jury or grader role. I also try to bring in more « try out » moments where learners can get a preview of how I see things from my grader role.
How many coaching or mentoring sessions can you do in one day?
In short: Limit your coaching or mentoring sessions to 2-3 sessions in a day to avoid feeling overwhelmed and set a buffer time between the sessions.
What's a good template for giving feedback that works?
In short: up, back, forward. Feed-up: Share what's the goal. Feed-back: Share how it's going. Feed-forward: Share what's needed next to achieve the goal.
Why I love to take a break before giving a structured feedback
In short: When you want to give recommendations that really help someone move to the next steps, you sometimes need to take 5 to 10 minutes to prioritize and synthesize to find out what truly matters. Taking a break for this gives me the mental space to do it.
What are traps when bringing Service Design practices in coaching?
In short: there are key Service Design practices that when transferred to coaching can create issues. Like: reducing friction, a serving attitude, deep empathy or strong facilitation and synthesis can all lead to reduced growth, effort or autonomy.
