Bring in Some Creativity

In preparing for certification, one of my weaknesses was in Establishing the Coaching Agreement.  I needed to improve the way I helping the client establish the goals for our session.

What DID she want and or need to walk away with from our hour of coaching?  

Since then, I am very thoughtful about how I set the stage for my coaching session.  To keep it interesting, sometimes I invite my client to look at the six images displayed as Presentation Images on our website http://www.jictimages.com/p/presentation-gallery.html.

One client selected this image and said she wanted to be able to look at her relationship with her supervisor from a different perspective.  This process gave me her outcome, provided a metaphor for launching questions, and a ‘place’ to cycle back to through the call.

All you and your client need is a computer to bring some spice and creativity to your next coaching session.