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Reflective and evaluative practice in coaching and mentoring
Reflective and evaluative practice in coaching and mentoring

Some reminders of why reflective practice is good practice for coaches and mentors. And how it’s different from evaluative practice. And that we need to do both.

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Is there a role for coaching as the psychological fall out of Covid unfolds
Is there a role for coaching as the psychological fall out of Covid unfolds

Here are four ways that coaching can help post pandemic.

Thanks to Toa Heftiba for sharing their work on Unsplash.

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Coaching, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmancoaching, mentoring, resilience, wellbeing, change, The Guardian, therapies, joblosses, lonliness, grief, counselling, psychological, coronavirus, pandemic, Covid-19, Samaritans, mental health, career, re-deployed, redundant, listening, questions, feedback, options, coachee, mentally well, boundaries, transition, support, guide, stuck, unstuck, sharpen, skills, furloughed, confidence, lockdown lifeComment
Fostering empathetic listening as a mentor and coach
Fostering empathetic listening as a mentor and coach

Some ideas and practical tips on the skill of listening empathetically.

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

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Coaching, Mentoring, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanlistening, empathy, empathetic listening, active listening, coach, mentor, reflective practice, CPD, Stephen Covey, coachee, mentee, filtering, self aware, questioning, open questions, clean question, world view, understanding, Senge, feelings, perspectives, step inot the shoes, training, coach training, frame of reference, non-judgmental, values, beliefs, compassion, trust, connection, summarise back, pay attention, silence, non verbal, voice, language, body languageComment
Using reflective practice
Using reflective practice

Reflective practice is something we should all learn as a skill for life.  It's especially a must do for mentors and coaches.

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Coaching, Leadership, Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmancoaching, mentoring, coachee, mentee, client, leader, leadership, VCSE, collaborative, reflective practice, reflection, change, learning, growth, skill for life, therapist, supervision, model, theory in use, self assessment, action planning, value, professional development, feedback, training, remove the ego, meta thinking, self management Comment
Effective questioning in coaching and mentoring
Effective questioning in coaching and mentoring

From an early age we are curious and ask questions.  And we are encouraged to give answers too.  But we are rarely taught how to phrase and ask the 'right' question.

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Coaching using GROW - focus on the O
Coaching using GROW - focus on the O

How to coach the "O" in GROW and why it's important to generate options

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CoachingAmanda Dudmancoach, coaching, GROW, options, Sir John Whitmore, coachee, WILL, Goals, Reality, questions, questioning, skill, ownership, Downey, directive, non directive, goal setting, crazy, pull/push, solutions, outcome, tell, expert, ideas, permission, creativity, challenging assumptions, non judgmental, self belief, responsbility, self awareness, brainstorm, what if, choiceComment
Coaching using GROW - focus on the W
Coaching using GROW - focus on the W

Exploring some ideas about coaching the W of GROW

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Coaching using GROW - focusing on the R
Coaching using GROW - focusing on the R

Ideas for how to manage the "R" of the GROW model when coaching along with some good questions to ask.

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