Session with my Coachee, Jennifer

The coaching conversation process was something that was new to jennifer and me when we went into tit. However, when we connected I think we quickly became a good team that would be able to help each other learn and grow over the course of this semester.  Jennifer is smart and easygoing and she is already a pretty effective dialogist.  

As a coach, I try and listen as much as I can at first to the perspective of my coachee.  This is true in a number of the coach/mentor roles that I plan in my life, whether at work, running my small business, or with my children. I then try and add my thoughts without being threatening.  This can effectively be done through asking questions and letting the coachee come to conclusions by themselves. 

One interesting dynamic is the gender dynamic that exists when you are working with someone of the opposite gender.  Men and women often relate to the world differently and coaching a male or coaching a female requires different tactics.  This is something that I am looking forward to looking into closely as the semester moves along.