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3 Supports Every Coach Can Benefit From

9/21/2020

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I’ve been privileged to support the work of coaches for many years now, through the ICF CCE approved programs I offer, Mentor Coaching Groups and also in individual coaching conversations.
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Through the good times as well as the downturns, like the 2008 and 2009, and more recently the 2020 pandemic, coaches can benefit from having several things and people in their world. Think about:

Your own coach - While we can do things alone, a coach is there to support us in getting places quicker, faster and perhaps differently than we thought by ourselves.  Whether you engage a coach for 1-1 work, as part of a group program, or a Mastermind, it’s valuable to engage coaches throughout our career.

A community of peers - One of the reasons I love my work so much is seeing the peer process play out every day. Connecting with, learning from and sharing with peers can be so important at all stages of our business. It can be the thing that helps us grow and stretch. Looking back at my own business growth, it was many collaborative peer experiences that helped me (and even pushed me) to “Get out” and start talking about coaching with prospective clients. Some of you may have heard my stories about partnering with several sets of coaches to host booths at large trade shows in offering live coaching sessions. This was HUGE for my growth of a coach, having to talk about what coaching is, and demo it. I learned quickly from the reaction of those I was speaking with how resonant my language and messaging was to prospective clients. Those two or three day marathons of conversations were invaluable in helping me refine my message, and it wasn’t something I would have done on my own.

Admin or project support - Having extra hands to help you with program launches, administrative tasks or financials can make a big difference. Whether it’s hiring a VA, or getting creative with even a coop student placement, what would you benefit from passing off?

If you have a copy of the Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner, be sure to check out the sections on Prioritization and Delegation in section 4. These can help you think through your task buckets and identify some of the areas you might want to let go of.
 
Enjoy your reflections and conversation!
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC, CHRL
Author of PlanDoTrack (2019), Coaching Business Builder (2018), Effective Virtual Conversations (2017) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013). Pick up a copy of any of her books at Amazon.

Book Jennifer for a coaching session to explore what's next for your coaching business, or group and team programming.
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Collaboration and Partnering Questions to Explore

2/24/2020

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Aligned with this month’s theme of collaboration, I wanted to zoom into some practical tips for your next collaboration.

As I mentioned in last week’s post around the different ways we collaborate and partner, it’s likely that collaboration is a central theme for many coaches in their work, whether they are co-designing programs, partnering with their clients or supporting teams in boosting their collaboration.

In fact, collaboration in and of itself may be an earlier step in the process of building more resilient and adaptive organizations. Take a look at this article on the 2016 book – Beyond Teams: Building the Collaborative Organization. 

With many team coaches working with teams in a systems perspective, this is likely an important read.

As we step back to the collaborative relationships we are fostering, what is the intent you want to create? What are you looking to co-create together. As I have written before, many collaborative partnerships don’t just happen. They are planned.

As coaches we are great at using questions to co-create and guide us through the varying stages of relationships. With this in mind, I share several questions to explore at the different stages of a partnership or collaboration including:

Before you begin:
  • What’s important about collaborating with this task or project?
  • What value-add is there by collaborating?
  • What are you bringing to the partnership?
  • What are the skills and qualities you are looking for, from a partner?
  • What are you hoping to have happen?

As you meet with your partner:
  • What ‘s possible for you as you collaborate?
  • What do you each bring to the partnership?
  • What’s important for the two of you to explore together as you get started?
  • What are the goals and roles of this partnership?
  • What is your shared vision?
  • Practically, and tactically, how will you work together?

As you roll out the work, be sure to build in time together as a checkpoint along the way:
  • What’s working? What’s not working?
  • What are you creating with each other?
  • What do your clients value?
  • What’s important to tweak and adjust?
  • How is what you are doing, modelling collaboration for them?
These are by no means comprehensive, but will likely get the conversation flowing!
As we go to wrap up the month, what’s important to note about collaboration?

Enjoy!
​Jennifer
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Jennifer Britton - GroupCoachingEssentials | Potentials Realized 
Instagram @CoachingBizBuilder
Join us for an upcoming ICF-CCE approved program including Group Coaching Essentials (8.75 CCEs), Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum (10 CCEs), the one day Virtual Facilitation Essentials program (8.5 CCES) or the PlanDoTrack Facilitator Training (24 CCEs). 
Author of Effective Group Coaching (2010), Coaching Business Builder (2018), Effective Virtual Conversations (2017) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013). Check out my author page on Amazon for all publications.
Email: info@potentialsrealized.com

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Five Ways Coaches May Find Themselves Partnering/ Collaborating

2/17/2020

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Collaboration might not necessarily spring to mind when you think of yourself as a coach, however, collaboration is an important way to scale and expand your business. It is one way which can help you expand your reach and also expand your revenue.

What are the different ways we may be collaborating?

Let’s look at five different ways:

#1 Partnering with your clients - Partnership is at the heart of the coaching relationship. As a coach we are there as a thinking partner. We are there to create a thinking and dialogue space. What’s important about the partnership you have with your client? How does that relationship become additive – i.e. the sum is greater than the sum of it’s parts?

#2 Partnering with other coaches - sometimes we may be partnering with other coaches. Whether we have decided to come together for a marketing event such as doing a trade show booth together.

#3 Creating a program or product with another coach - One of my favorite collaborations this year has been with my co-host of the Remote Pathways podcast, Michelle Mullins. When you go to co-create programming be sure to consider your WIIFM – What’s in it for me? And how your skills are complimentary. If you are too similar it might create a gap of skills needed for the project or program.

#4 Co-Facilitation - Co-Facilitation or Co-Coaching is very common when coaches scale their conversations to teams. Having two sets of eyes, two voices and potentially two different types of coaching toolkits, can be invaluable. What are you doing around co-facilitation this year? For more on this topic, be sure to check out the digital chapter I wrote a decade ago which accompanies Effective Group Coaching. You can find a copy here. (use code 4411 when prompted)

#5 Growing your own team – At some stage, coaches may decide to grow bigger than themselves and may bring on sub-contractors or staff. What is important for you to focus on in growing your own team? What roles do you need? How can people support you? What direction do  you need to provide?

Enjoy the conversation and focus,
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton - GroupCoachingEssentials | Potentials Realized 
Instagram @CoachingBizBuilder
Join us for an upcoming ICF-CCE approved program including Group Coaching Essentials (8.75 CCEs), Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum (10 CCEs), or the PlanDoTrack Facilitator Training (24 CCEs). 
Author of Effective Group Coaching (2010), Coaching Business Builder (2018), Effective Virtual Conversations (2017) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013). Check out my author page on Amazon for all publications.
Email: info@potentialsrealized.com
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No Person is an Island – It’s All About Collaboration

2/10/2020

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In my current writing and speaking at Remote Pathways, I often use the phrase “no person is an island”, to remind us that even if we spend most of our time alone – as we do particularly as solopreneur remote coaches – much of our work as business owners and coaches brings us into the realm of partnering and collaboration.

Collaboration comes from the Latin root – Collaborare – which means to LABOUR TOGETHER.

There are many shapes collaboration can take on the part of coaches – from co-coaching when working with teams, to co-designing program offerings, to partnering when you launch a business.

There are many benefits to collaboration from:
  • Being able to bring two voices, perspectives, and sets of eyes to our clients
  • To being able to magnify our impact and resources
  • To offset some of the weaker skill areas we bring. Strengths research continues to show that it’s easier to magnify strengths than to grow weaknesses
  • To be able to offer programming at a much greater scale than we could alone

This month over at the Remote Pathways podcast I co-host with Michelle Mullins, we are exploring collaboration. Please take a few minutes to listen in to the latest episode.

Each episode also has a downloadable resource you might be interested in, particularly this episode on Collaboration. Be sure to check it out! 

Enjoy your focus and let us know how you are collaborating – what makes it work, and what gets in the way – over at the Conversation Sparker Zone. 
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Have a great week,
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton - GroupCoachingEssentials | Potentials Realized 
Instagram @CoachingBizBuilder
Join us for an upcoming ICF-CCE approved program including Group Coaching Essentials (8.75 CCEs), Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum (10 CCEs), or the PlanDoTrack Facilitator Training (24 CCEs). 
Author of Effective Group Coaching (2010), Coaching Business Builder (2018), Effective Virtual Conversations (2017) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013). Check out my author page on Amazon for all publications.
Email: info@potentialsrealized.com
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1BizStepADay - February: Collaboration and Relationships

2/1/2020

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It's the first day of the month which means that it's time for another new edition of the 1BizStepaDay series. This month we turn our attention to Collaboration and Partnerships.

The 1BizStepADay series is one that I started last year. Each month I publish this 30 day series of daily prompts, inviting you to take focused action on a daily (or regular) basis around your business. It's aligned with the theme of Coaching Business Builder that Daily Steps + Consistent Action = Momentum.

Please take a minute to download this month's 1BizStepaDay here and also let us know WHAT you enjoy about this series. Many of you have been following since the series started in early January 2019.

What's the focus you want to put around relationships and collaboration this month? Perhaps you want to:
  • Co-design a new program
  • Build relationships with people in a new geographical or industry area
  • Reach out to clients who are alumni of your group coaching work

Coaching is a high touch profession. Relationships are key to success. What is important about focusing on relationships and collaboration this month? I hope that you will take some time to think about your key relationships and what could use further attention.

Download this month's 1 BizStepaDay on relationships here.

For more on partnering and collaboration, including several questions you will ant to consider exploring, check out chapter 11 in From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013) or chapter 12 of Effective Virtual Conversations. You'll find both books over at Amazon. Enjoy this month's resource!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton - GroupCoachingEssentials | Potentials Realized 
Instagram @CoachingBizBuilder
Join us for an upcoming ICF-CCE approved program including Group Coaching Essentials (8.75 CCEs), Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum (10 CCEs), or the PlanDoTrack Facilitator Training (24 CCEs). 
Author of Effective Group Coaching (2010), Coaching Business Builder (2018), Effective Virtual Conversations (2017) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013). Check out my author page on Amazon for all publications.
Email: info@potentialsrealized.com


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    Coach Jennifer Britton has worked with entrepreneurs across a variety of sectors since the late 1990s, even before she was in business herself. From supporting micro-entreprise and eco-tourism businesses to working with service based entrepreneurs and coaches, her PRACTICAL and TACTICAL approach to business coaching is ACTION focused, with emphasis on AWARENESS as well. Jenn is the author of the Coaching Business Builder Workbook and planner, and 3 others books related to group and team coaching and virtual conversations. She also hosts the Coaching BIzGrowth Lab, an open-enrollment group coaching program for coaches. Jenn founded her business - Potentials Realized - in April 2004. 

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