Top 5 strategies in coaching

1. Listen on a deeper level - Coaches who listen to broad context can guide team members to make smart decisions, and improve their decision making skills for the future. Start by posing open ended questions like:

• What options have you explored?
• How did you choose your final recommendation?
• What results are you expecting?

?2. Be patient with your listening - Have the right mind-set reminding yourself - Your coachee's success is your success. Be their advocate, be their accountability partner. Don’t jump in with advice

3. Demonstrate you are actively listening - remove outside distraction that divert your attention, check body language and eye contact

4. Clear all confusions - identify areas that sound vague or contradictory. Ask for clarification. Sometimes you can uncover critical information about the project, or the process when you prompt an employee to further explain a decision that may have been glossed over.

5. Summarize and paraphrase - Listen for meaning and fully focus. Provide concise summary, confirm you understand intend, value their thinking and be on the same page.?