What was the most impactful learning you had from our coaching engagement?
Taking a step back, “going to the balcony”, and reflective thinking. Pause and take a breath, then rethink the problem.
listening and not needing to act right away.
Giving oneself permission to feel and experience, but it is outward actions that matter.
Do not feel guilty about feeling one thing but pay attention to how I react/respond.
What worked well for you during our coaching engagement?
Beginning with a reflection, excerpt, quote, or phrase. Using that to contextualize/visualize the situation.
“Going to the balcony”
Pause, then experience or be present to what we’re talking about. Acknowledge accomplishments and enjoy that.
Then rethink the situation and develop best next steps.
What would you have changed to make our coaching engagement more effective?
I cannot think of how the coaching would have been more effective than the format we used.
When we were one very other week schedule, it was easier to have examples to review and reflect upon.
When we were one weekly schedule, we were able to dive deeper into something. Perhaps I would recommend an alternation or fluidity with meeting every other week or weekly.
What observations do you have of me as a leadership coach?
Steve, you are an amazing listener.
You have the ability to take a step back and walk me through a situation without leading or pushing.
You maintain a very good balance with the foundation of a coaching relationship.
From the outset we understood this is not therapy and this is not you telling me what to do.
Maintaining those limitations allowed me to own and be accountable to our conversations and what I did with it.
I felt an immense accomplishment with the progress I was able to make through the coaching.
Is there anything left unsaid that you would like to share with me?
No, you did a great job and I cannot say enough about how much I appreciate it.
PZeitz
What was the most impactful learning you had from our coaching engagement?
Having a coach every 2-3 weeks helped set tangible targets and an accountability system for monitoring progress
External feedback allowed me to see myself in a more empowered way, as being acknowledged allowed me to pause and reflect on the progress made
Having a safe space to share internal thinking, ruminations, discernments, choice-making has been the most important benefit of the coaching, as you truly listened and I felt heard, and then I could hear feedback and guidance more openly
What worked well for you during our coaching engagement?
The periodicity of every 2-3 weeks over a 6 month period
The starting of the session with a guided meditation or prayer or chant
Your notetaking allowed for the progress to be monitored over time
What would you have changed to make our coaching engagement more effective?
I’m wondering if I can overcome my periodic phases of self-doubt; perhaps there is way to explore this more deeply when it comes to my work in the world—or maybe this is work that I have to elsewhere
Logistics on Zoom were challenging in the beginning and we worked it out well
A couple of times you used language that was triggering for me and as I am radically self-responsible for managing my own triggers, I was able to navigate my response. If I was curious as to what you meant by a certain phrase or statement, it was to discern your coaching wisdom beyond my triggered response.
What observations do you have of me as a leadership coach?
You were grounded, positive, curious
Is there anything left unsaid that you would like to share with me?
