NOTE: This is an extract from my soon to be published book "Three Dimensional Coaching"
Leading from behind is often a very foreign notion for many coaches. This is particularly true when dealing with the performance coaching issues that are typical of much of the coaching that takes place in organizations today.
Typically, the manager/coach has become aware of a performance breakdown and needs to have it corrected. The client may or may not be aware of the breakdown. How does a coach lead from behind in such a scenario? This is where the somatic distinction of CFEEB (center, face, extend, enter, blend) comes into play. The key to leading from behind is rooted in the Extend portion of the CFEEB model. As discussed earlier, in order to extend effectively the coach must bring curiosity to the conversation.
The outcome of effectively extending is that the coach is able to “feel the pulse” of the client. It is the feeling of the client’s pulse coupled with a healthy dose of curiosity that allows the coach to begin to lead the client to addressing the breakdown. The coach leads through the use of high quality questions – questions that are tied into clarifying the coach’s interpretation of the client’s pulse and the link to the trajectory of the client’s behavior.
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