The Course Project Will Engage You In Real-World Coaching

The Course Project Will Engage You In A Real World Coaching Experience

The course project involves engaging in a practical coaching experience where you will work with a professional individual outside the classroom environment. Under instructor supervision and utilizing course materials, you will coach a working professional whom you know personally, such as a colleague, friend, or acquaintance, but not a family member, supervisor, or subordinate. Your role as a student coach is to help your coachee identify a few professional development goals, which will be the focus of a four-week coaching relationship. Possible objectives include managing time, enhancing communication skills, setting goals, improving task completion, establishing long-term career aspirations, identifying new learning areas and skill development opportunities, or encouraging positive risk-taking.

While any personal or professional goal can typically be explored in coaching, for this course, you should focus on work-related objectives to enrich your coaching experience and professional skill set. During the four-week period, you will conduct weekly one-hour coaching sessions aimed at brainstorming strategies, solutions, and action plans to assist your coachee in achieving their developmental objectives. You will submit a weekly coaching report to your instructor in a Microsoft Word format, and your coachee will assess your coaching performance at the course's conclusion.

Week 1 Assignment

For the Week 1 assignment, submit a one- or two-paragraph statement that describes your coachee and evaluates why this coaching relationship is appropriate for the project. Your submission is due by September 27, 2024, at 12 PM CST.

In your statement, ensure to include in-text citations from your course textbook and other leadership resources to support your evaluation. Proper APA citations are required, and sources should be from the last five years. No use of AI-generated content is permitted, and your work must demonstrate a plagiarism score of 0% and less than 10% on Turnitin.

Paper For Above instruction

The selection of a suitable coachee for this real-world coaching project is crucial for the success of the exercise. It is essential that the individual has a clear professional development goal conducive to a four-week coaching timeline and is willing to actively participate in coaching sessions. For this project, I have chosen a colleague from my workplace who has expressed interest in improving her time management and goal-setting skills to enhance her productivity and career advancement. She has demonstrated motivation and openness to coaching, which aligns with best practices outlined by Zenger and Stinnett (2010), who emphasize the importance of a receptive mindset for effective coaching outcomes. Additionally, her role within the organization allows her to implement new strategies directly, making the coaching sessions practically applicable and impactful for her professional growth.

This coachee is an appropriate choice because her objectives are specific, measurable, and relevant to her current job responsibilities, providing a realistic and manageable coaching focus. Furthermore, her willingness to commit to weekly coaching sessions and her proactive attitude indicate that she will actively engage in the developmental process, increasing the likelihood of positive results. The coaching relationship also offers mutual benefits: the coachee gains clarity and actionable strategies for improvement, while I develop my coaching skills, including active listening, strategic questioning, and goal setting (Block, 2011). Ensuring that the coachee is committed to applying the insights gained during coaching aligns with research suggesting that engagement and motivation are key factors in successful coaching outcomes (De Haan et al., 2016). Therefore, this coachee and I are well-suited for the duration and objectives of this coaching project, promising a valuable learning experience for both parties.

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