Coaching

What is Coaching? The definition

Coaching is a process or form of development in which an experienced person supports a student in achieving a specific professional or personal goal through training and guidance.

Coaching is different from mentoring, therapy, teaching or training, which focus on a general goal. It is applied in education, healthcare and business, among others.

A good coach has a set of strong communication skills such as listening, asking questions and clarifying. They are also good at taking on different roles and forms, such as appreciative or positive coaching.

An often recurring aspect is reflection. Various models and tools are available to support reflection: John’s Model of Reflection (MSR), the Brookfield Model of Reflection and the John Driscoll Model of Reflection. The basic principles for effective leadership coaching are contained in the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) theory.

Coaching tools, tips and tricks

What are the most effective forms of coaching? How do I know if I need a coach? How can I help other people achieve their full potential? Our articles with the tag coaching are about styles, reflection and growth methods, guidance and other topics.

ACHIEVE Coaching Model

by Daniela AvendañoManagementJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021

The ACHIEVE Coaching Model is an extension of the GROW Model that helps to achieve measurable and sustainable results for clients.

STEPPA Coaching Model

by Daniela AvendañoManagementJanuary 5, 2021January 7, 2021

The STEPPA Coaching Model uses the emotions of a problem or different situations that may arise in the business environment and that these emotions can be used to focus on new goals and improvements for the achievement of success.

Cognitive Restructuring (CR)

by Patty MulderPsychology TemplatesDecember 15, 2020December 15, 2020

Cognitive restructuring is about letting people see that emotions can make it difficult to “think logically”.

Boud Reflection Model

by Daniela AvendañoPersonal DevelopmentDecember 4, 2020January 11, 2021

The Boud Reflection Model is a reflective model by Boud, Keogh and Walker (1985), which focuses on learning by reflecting on one’s practice.

Ofman Core Quality Quadrant

by Patty MulderCommunication SkillsNovember 18, 2020November 20, 2020

In order to gain an understanding of the mutual relationships, Daniel Ofman developed a core quadrant or core quality quadrant model from which it becomes clear why this friction arises.

Brookfield Model of Reflection

by Ben JansePersonal DevelopmentJuly 31, 2020July 31, 2020

The Brookfield Model of Reflection is a framework of four lenses who want to improve their learning skills by practicing critical self-reflection.

Johns Model of Reflection (MSR)

by Ben JansePersonal DevelopmentJuly 19, 2020January 4, 2021

Johns Model of Reflection is a tool for structured reflection. The framework was originally developed for the nursing sector.

John Driscoll Model of Reflection

by Ben JansePersonal DevelopmentJuly 14, 2020January 4, 2021

John Driscoll Model of Reflection is a tool to structure reflection moments in a decent manner. The model is based on three leading questions.

Atkins and Murphy model of reflection

by Alexander ZeemanPersonal DevelopmentFebruary 6, 2020July 17, 2020

Atkins and Murphy model of reflection is a reflective practice model that takes into account previous discomforts to stimulate personal development.

ABC model of Behavior

by Alexander ZeemanPsychologyFebruary 4, 2020December 1, 2020

The ABC technique can be used to overcome pessimistic thinking and concerns how people experience particular situations and how this impact future events.