COACHING RELATIONSHIPS IN PRACTICE


Building strong coaching relationships is essential to being an effective coach. Seeking out commonalities is one way to connect to others, build and strengthen relationships. Connections can be made by being respectful of differences, seeing things from the perspective of others, through reflection and questioning.

Discovering your FRAME

All the things that make up who we are and how we view situations can be referred to as our FRAME. Your FRAME is made up of many things including: heritage, family, age, gender, education, physical abilities, values, roles, culture, region, experiences, values, hobbies, and other influences.

We make connections to those having “things in common” within our FRAMES. We also make connections to differences. When we are reflective, ask questions, and respect the differences we see in others, those differences then become a part of our FRAME.[ref]Activity adapted from “Teaching Tolerance. (n.d.). Reflection: What’s your frame? [Classroom Lesson]. Retrieved from https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/reflection-whats-your-frame”[/ref]

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Seek more information, ask questions and listen.[/flip_box][/flip_boxes][/five_sixth][one_sixth last=”no” spacing=”no” center_content=”yes” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding=”” margin_top=”10px” margin_bottom=”0px” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][imageframe lightbox=”yes” gallery_id=”” lightbox_image=”” style_type=”none” hover_type=”none” bordercolor=”” bordersize=”0px” borderradius=”0″ stylecolor=”” align=”center” link=”” linktarget=”_self” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” hide_on_mobile=”no” class=”” id=””] [/imageframe][/one_sixth][five_sixth last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][flip_boxes columns=”1″ class=”” id=””][flip_box title_front=”Reflect on reality ” title_back=”” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”#00a79d” background_color_back=”#00a79d” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”#ffffff” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″ animation_offset=””]Is it my reality or their reality?
Am I looking at this through my FRAME or trying to see it through theirs?[/flip_box][/flip_boxes][/five_sixth][one_sixth last=”no” spacing=”no” center_content=”yes” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding=”” margin_top=”10px” margin_bottom=”0px” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][imageframe lightbox=”yes” gallery_id=”” lightbox_image=”” style_type=”none” hover_type=”none” bordercolor=”” bordersize=”0px” borderradius=”0″ stylecolor=”” align=”center” link=”” linktarget=”_self” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” hide_on_mobile=”no” class=”” id=””] [/imageframe][/one_sixth][five_sixth last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][flip_boxes columns=”1″ class=”” id=””][flip_box title_front=”Acknowledge and challenge assumptions ” title_back=”” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”#00a79d” background_color_back=”#00a79d” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”#ffffff” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″ animation_offset=””]Think about your expectations.
Consider whether they are appropriate.[/flip_box][/flip_boxes][/five_sixth][one_sixth last=”no” spacing=”no” center_content=”yes” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding=”” margin_top=”10px” margin_bottom=”0px” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][imageframe lightbox=”yes” gallery_id=”” lightbox_image=”” style_type=”none” hover_type=”none” bordercolor=”” bordersize=”0px” borderradius=”0″ stylecolor=”” align=”center” link=”” linktarget=”_self” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” hide_on_mobile=”no” class=”” id=””] [/imageframe][/one_sixth][five_sixth last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][flip_boxes columns=”1″ class=”” id=””][flip_box title_front=”Maintain and open mind ” title_back=”” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”#00a79d” background_color_back=”#00a79d” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”#ffffff” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″ animation_offset=””]What can you learn from them? What can they learn from you?
What do you have in common?[/flip_box][/flip_boxes][/five_sixth][one_sixth last=”no” spacing=”no” center_content=”yes” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding=”” margin_top=”10px” margin_bottom=”0px” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][imageframe lightbox=”yes” gallery_id=”” lightbox_image=”” style_type=”none” hover_type=”none” bordercolor=”” bordersize=”0px” borderradius=”0″ stylecolor=”” align=”center” link=”” linktarget=”_self” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” hide_on_mobile=”no” class=”” id=””] [/imageframe][/one_sixth][five_sixth last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][flip_boxes columns=”1″ class=”” id=””][flip_box title_front=”Expand your Experience ” title_back=”” text_front=”” background_color_front=”” title_front_color=”” text_front_color=”#00a79d” background_color_back=”#00a79d” title_back_color=”” text_back_color=”#ffffff” border_size=”1px” border_color=”” border_radius=”4px” icon=”” icon_color=”” circle=”yes” circle_color=”” circle_border_color=”” icon_rotate=”” icon_spin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″ animation_offset=””]Explore, expose yourself, and encounter difference.
Expand your comfort zone; increase your cultural competence.[/flip_box][/flip_boxes][/five_sixth]