There are numerous coaching approaches to achieving long-term behavioural change and more consistently getting the outcomes we desire.Cognitive behavioural coaching is a well researched and established approach and what we aim to explore in this article.An optimist looks at a glass of water with half its contents and says, "It's half full".A pessimist says, "It's half empty".Most of the time, our behavior is influenced by our own subjective interpretation of the various situations we encounter.Simply put, the way that we think about things can and will ultimately dictate our actions and the results we get."Whether you say you can't or you can, you're right." - Walt Disney -.In the workplace, positive thinkers tend to perform better and achieve more than negative thinkers.The rationale is simple. if a person is doubtful that he or she can succeed in a particular challenge, then it is most probable that the effort he or she would expend into reaching their objective would be less and the probability of achieving the result reduced.The good news is that we can actually do something in order to challenge and modify some of our less helpful perspectives, let go of discouraging thoughts, and develop a winning attitude towards our work challenges, relationships, career, and life situations in general.There are various coaching approaches, which aim to facilitate changes in an individual's habits, attitudes, behavior, and eventually pave the way for positive development and personal growth.One well recognized approach is cognitive behavioral coaching.It is one of the most effective, well researched and extensively practiced forms of coaching in business and industry today.What is cognitive behavioural coaching?Derived from cognitive behavioural therapy, (Beck, 1976; Ellis, 1994), one of the most recognized and well researched form of therapy.Cognitive behavioural coaching operates upon the idea that people's responses are determined by how they perceive a situation, not by the actual situation itself.Therefore, by actively re-assessing existing unproductive views towards situations, and then trying out various alternative outlooks that are more productive, a person may be better able to cope with challenges.Instead of letting emotions rule and drive our reactions, a systematic and more productive mode of thinking is developed and employed.How does cognitive behavioural coaching work?Cognitive behavioural coaching makes use of a process of questioning and guided discovery.The goal here is to assist the client in gaining insight into their own thought processes in order to give them a clearer idea of how their thinking actually affects the way they feel and act towards situations.The coach asks questions to trigger the client's critical thinking and eventually promote better self-awareness.Once the client is aware of the irrational ideas that may have been hampering his or her self-growth, then the coach guides the person towards challenging some of their less productive beliefs and assumptions.A change in outlook will eventually lead to positive behavioral change and more desirable results.In a recent coaching client example, the client had just been promoted to the board and was not coming across as well as he could in the board meetings.Before the meetings he was thinking, "I am not sure if I am really board level material.", he would then enter the meetings feeling a little bit apprehensive.During the meetings he would, listen to other members making their point and say to himself, "Look she is much more authoritative than I am." Surprise, surprise when it came to his time to speak, he came across a little nervous and didn't get the buy-in from his peers that he needed.In our coaching we used a cognitive behavioural approach to help him recognize and challenge some of his limiting beliefs and thoughts and replace them with some more constructive ones.Such as, "I am board material and equal to my peers." The next time he was speaking at the board meeting he felt a lot more confident and went on to deliver his points in a much more convincing way.Why is cognitive behavioral coaching effective?This method of coaching empowers individuals to help themselves in future situations without the aid of their coach, thus reducing their dependence on the coach.By teaching them practical skills in overcoming challenges through rational thinking and careful deliberation of consequences, clients who have undergone cognitive behavioral coaching are able to come up with better ways of approaching their challenges and more consistently achieve the results they desire."Give a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach him how to fish and feed him for life." - Lao Tsu -.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Executive Coaching - Cognitive Behavioural Coaching
There are numerous coaching approaches to achieving long-term behavioural change and more consistently getting the outcomes we desire.Cognitive behavioural coaching is a well researched and established approach and what we aim to explore in this article.An optimist looks at a glass of water with half its contents and says, "It's half full".A pessimist says, "It's half empty".Most of the time, our behavior is influenced by our own subjective interpretation of the various situations we encounter.Simply put, the way that we think about things can and will ultimately dictate our actions and the results we get."Whether you say you can't or you can, you're right." - Walt Disney -.In the workplace, positive thinkers tend to perform better and achieve more than negative thinkers.The rationale is simple. if a person is doubtful that he or she can succeed in a particular challenge, then it is most probable that the effort he or she would expend into reaching their objective would be less and the probability of achieving the result reduced.The good news is that we can actually do something in order to challenge and modify some of our less helpful perspectives, let go of discouraging thoughts, and develop a winning attitude towards our work challenges, relationships, career, and life situations in general.There are various coaching approaches, which aim to facilitate changes in an individual's habits, attitudes, behavior, and eventually pave the way for positive development and personal growth.One well recognized approach is cognitive behavioral coaching.It is one of the most effective, well researched and extensively practiced forms of coaching in business and industry today.What is cognitive behavioural coaching?Derived from cognitive behavioural therapy, (Beck, 1976; Ellis, 1994), one of the most recognized and well researched form of therapy.Cognitive behavioural coaching operates upon the idea that people's responses are determined by how they perceive a situation, not by the actual situation itself.Therefore, by actively re-assessing existing unproductive views towards situations, and then trying out various alternative outlooks that are more productive, a person may be better able to cope with challenges.Instead of letting emotions rule and drive our reactions, a systematic and more productive mode of thinking is developed and employed.How does cognitive behavioural coaching work?Cognitive behavioural coaching makes use of a process of questioning and guided discovery.The goal here is to assist the client in gaining insight into their own thought processes in order to give them a clearer idea of how their thinking actually affects the way they feel and act towards situations.The coach asks questions to trigger the client's critical thinking and eventually promote better self-awareness.Once the client is aware of the irrational ideas that may have been hampering his or her self-growth, then the coach guides the person towards challenging some of their less productive beliefs and assumptions.A change in outlook will eventually lead to positive behavioral change and more desirable results.In a recent coaching client example, the client had just been promoted to the board and was not coming across as well as he could in the board meetings.Before the meetings he was thinking, "I am not sure if I am really board level material.", he would then enter the meetings feeling a little bit apprehensive.During the meetings he would, listen to other members making their point and say to himself, "Look she is much more authoritative than I am." Surprise, surprise when it came to his time to speak, he came across a little nervous and didn't get the buy-in from his peers that he needed.In our coaching we used a cognitive behavioural approach to help him recognize and challenge some of his limiting beliefs and thoughts and replace them with some more constructive ones.Such as, "I am board material and equal to my peers." The next time he was speaking at the board meeting he felt a lot more confident and went on to deliver his points in a much more convincing way.Why is cognitive behavioral coaching effective?This method of coaching empowers individuals to help themselves in future situations without the aid of their coach, thus reducing their dependence on the coach.By teaching them practical skills in overcoming challenges through rational thinking and careful deliberation of consequences, clients who have undergone cognitive behavioral coaching are able to come up with better ways of approaching their challenges and more consistently achieve the results they desire."Give a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach him how to fish and feed him for life." - Lao Tsu -.
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