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The Coaching Game
Duration: 1 hour + debrief
Participants: 4-12 (one or two groups of 4-6 per group)
Who: Any member of staff requiring a basic introduction to coaching
PC required: None
Price:
£350.00
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A basic introduction to coaching. Groups learn fundamental skills and put coaching theory into practice in a non-threatening way.
Participants practise simple coaching techniques by taking turns to pick up ‘coaching cards’.
The cards provide coaching guidance, tips, and ideas that participants then use in mini coaching sessions with each other. How do you start? What’s the best way to phrase questions? How well did you listen? Prior to using the cards each person selects skills areas where they would like coaching, so when it’s their turn to be coached they can make the most of it!
A fun way to introduce fundamental points about the coaching process; it’s two-way, it involves using open questions, people’s feelings must be acknowledged, avoid telling, the value of encouragement and being positive.
Participants practise simple coaching techniques by taking turns to pick up ‘coaching cards’.
The cards provide coaching guidance, tips, and ideas that participants then use in mini coaching sessions with each other. How do you start? What’s the best way to phrase questions? How well did you listen? Prior to using the cards each person selects skills areas where they would like coaching, so when it’s their turn to be coached they can make the most of it!
A fun way to introduce fundamental points about the coaching process; it’s two-way, it involves using open questions, people’s feelings must be acknowledged, avoid telling, the value of encouragement and being positive.
- basic coaching principles
- it’s a two-way process
- to ask but NOT tell
- not to appear aggressive or judgemental
- to listen - and establish rapport
- to encourage people to find their own solutions
- Set up the boards, cards and playing pieces.
- Explain the rules (PowerPoint) of the activity.
- Observe teams playing the game and make notes for feedback later.
- At the end lead a Debrief consolidating the learning (PowerPoint notes available).
Trainer’s Notes contain full guidance and a mass of back-up information on coaching skills.
S. Harris, Tuesday’s Training Company
I used The Coaching Game most recently on a “Performance Coach” training programme for several clients as an introduction and learning of what coaching is all about (with line managers, Directors, Senior Managers – anyone who runs a team). Learning points include open questions; rapport; sensory acuity; flexibility; coaching not easy; coachee talks more than coach; coachee has the answers and the coach asks the questions. Excellent as an “accelerated learning” tool – first class! I use it on every training course involving coaching.
A. Martin, David McLean Holdings Ltd
Used on an Introduction to Coaching Programme for Managers & Supervisors. The best learning points were: self awareness of lack of listening and addressing cultural issues. Practical, practise activity, fun yet insightful, with many possibilities for adaption and development of further issues & actions.
Delegate Feedback
“The board game gave us opportunities to air real life scenarios that related to the cards.”
“The board game made me nervous initially but as we played it over the course, my confidence grew and I lost all nerves by the end”
“Like the way the board game was changed from the card scenarios to real life ones as the course progressed and we grew our confidence”
- Lloyds TSB
- Ministry of Defence
- Open University
- RAC
- Rentokil Initial
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Sandwell Healthcare
- The Appeals Service
- Vodafone
- Wrigley Web Esprit
- Trainer’s Notes
- PowerPoint presentation
- Game boards x2
- Instructions
- Playing pieces
- Timer
- Coaching opportunities forms
- Problem cards
- Coaching tips cards
- What to say cards
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