Ed Batista, The Art of Self-Coaching @ InnerSpace, June 2016
1. The art of
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self-coaching
Ed Batista
June 23, 2016
InnerSpace
2. Intro & warmup 35 mins
Change & mindset 35 mins
Emotion 25 mins
Break
Tools & emotional style 60 mins
Emotion management 40 mins
Closing 20 mins
Agenda
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6. So what is
Not diagnostic (“There’s your problem…”)
Not mentoring (“Here’s some advice…”)
Coachee owns the agenda
Coachee has the answers
coaching?
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7. & self-coaching?
Guiding our own growth & development
Enhance capabilities over time
Better choices in-the-moment
Self-directed ≠ Solitary
Partners are essential
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8. Why coaching
matters to me…
Started as a client
Changed my view of leadership
Impact on hundreds of clients & MBA students
11. Mental models
Our perceptions shape reality
How we define experiences
How we see ourselves
Critical during times of change
12. Kurt Lewin & Edgar Schein
Why is change so hard?
Why do we resist it?
Change
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13. Behavior is stable
We’re frozen in patterns
Change requires unfreezing
Change
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14. Driving force = Survival anxiety
I must change in order to
to achieve my goals
Change
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15. Restraining force = Learning anxiety
Change means a new identity
or loss of self-esteem
Change
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16. Increase survival anxiety to change?
Or decrease learning anxiety?
Both are necessary
Change
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17. Threat from survival anxiety must
be balanced by sufficient safety
to decrease learning anxiety
Change
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18. Change =
Survival anxiety > Learning anxiety
Psychological safety
All factors influenced
by our mental models
Change
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Carol Dweck, Stanford
A mental model about ourselves
How do we perceive our abilities?
How do we perceive our mistakes?
Mindset
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20. Mindset
Adapted from Carol Dweck [link]
Fixed Growth
Abilities Inherent Plastic
Mistakes Flaws Opportunities
Response Negative Neutral
21. Mindset
Adapted from Carol Dweck [link]
Fixed Growth
Agency Diminished Heightened
Seeking Approval Challenges
Risk Averse Tolerant
26. Reflect
What factors are driving change in my life?
What makes change feel daunting?
In what ways do I hold a fixed mindset?
In what ways do I hold a growth mindset?
How does all this impact my ability to change?
47. Modes of inquiry
1. Pure inquiry
Begin with receptivity
Avoid presumptive questions
Adapted from Edgar Schein [link]
48. Modes of inquiry
1. Pure inquiry
2. Diagnostic inquiry
Focus & redirect
Feelings, motives, actions
Adapted from Edgar Schein [link]
49. Modes of inquiry
1. Pure inquiry
2. Diagnostic inquiry
3. Confrontational inquiry
Introduce new ideas & hypotheses
Challenge the coachee’s narrative
Adapted from Edgar Schein [link]
50. Modes of inquiry
1. Pure inquiry
2. Diagnostic inquiry
3. Confrontational inquiry
We tend to move too quickly
Critical to check our assumptions
Adapted from Edgar Schein [link]
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Attention
Sharpness/clarity of focus
Ability to avoid distractions
Prefrontal cortex boosts & dampens signals
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Attention
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Unfocused, may be Intensely focused,
easily distracted or may lose awareness
overly impulsive or lack spontaneity
76. Context-
Discern differences in social environments
Regulate responses accordingly
Hippocampus activity
PFC-hippocampus connections
sensitivity
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Context-
•---------------------------------------------------------•
Unable to discern Highly sensitive to
social differences & minute differences in
act accordingly social environment
sensitivity
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Outlook
Ability to sustain positive emotion
Reward circuit = PFC & nucleus accumbens
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Outlook
•---------------------------------------------------------•
Highly pessimistic, Highly optimistic,
difficulty sustaining may be resistant to
positive feelings negative data
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Recovery time
Speed of recovery from adverse experiences
Prefrontal cortex activity
PFC-amygdala connections
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Recovery time
•---------------------------------------------------------•
Fast to recover, may Slow to recover,
fail to register or may feel defeated
learn from setbacks by minor setbacks
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Self-awareness
Ability to perceive physical aspects of emotion
Insula activity
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Self-awareness
•---------------------------------------------------------•
Out of touch with Hyper-aware, may be
physical cues that distracted by physical
accompany emotion cues & emotions
116. Meditation
A workout, not a break
Consistent practice is key
Try 1 minute per day & work up
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117. Other paths to
Journaling
Time in nature (1 hour/week)
Certain types of exercise (no music)
Any regular practice that promotes reflection
mindfulness
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