Group Coaching- Innovative Approaches and Essential Habits Handout

							Group Coaching: Innovative Approaches and Essential Habits Jennifer Britton, MES, CPCC, PCC | Potentials Realized Objectives:
As a result of this session participants will: 1. Learn more about what group coaching is and how it relates to individual coaching; 2. Understand the Habits of Highly Effective Group Coaches; 3. Experience an innovative facilitation technique which could be transferred into their work; 4. Explore several examples where group coaching supports individual, group or organizational performance; 5. Uncover areas in their business where group coaching could be leveraged. The one thing I want to learn, experience or share, this afternoon is:

Group Coaching Defined:

1-1 and Group Coaching Similarities

1-1 and Group Coaching Differences

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Activity #1:
Notes:

Why Group Coaching? The Business and Learning Case
• • • • • Leverages Time and Resources Economies of Scale Effects Change Harnesses the Collective Wisdom of Groups Scalability

(Source: Britton, Jennifer. Effective Group Coaching: Tried and Tested Approaches for Optimum Results, Wiley, 2010)

Examples of Group Coaching:
Level Individual Example

Group

Organization

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Activity #2: What’s Possible?
• • • • What would the program be/look like? What would the impact be on your work or business? What would the impact be on clients? What’s the next step?

Notes:

Habits of Highly Effective Group Coaches:
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Action Ideas:
As a result of today’s session I will:

Tools I am Taking away:

Learning I am Taking Away:

Resources:
Blogs: http://groupcoaching.blogspot.com : Group Coaching Ins and Outs – My Blog Web: Exercises: www.wilderdom.com :Group Exercises from Australia Books: Britton, Jennifer. Effective Group Coaching: Tried and Tested Tools and Resources for Optimum Group Coaching Results, Wiley, Jan 2010. Hayden, CJ. Get Clients Now!, AMACOM, 2007. Lawson, Karen.The Trainers Handbook (2nd Edn), Pfeiffer-Wiley, 2008 Schwarz, Dale & Ann Davidson, Facilitative Coaching, Pfeiffer-Wiley, 2009. Others:

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