Coaching for Individuals
Coaching for Individuals provides ‘on demand’ access to an expert coach for anyone working in an educational context.
One to one coaching works because it is personalised, confidential, flexibly scheduled and time efficient – more so than just about any other form of professional learning. It is a safe space to think and reach greater clarity around your next steps. Follow-up sessions enable supportive accountability to follow through on these actions.
Coaching for Individuals provides live online 1-1 coaching with a GCI Accredited Coach in flexible blocks of coaching hours.
An initial block of 2 hours, as two 1-hour or three 40-minute coaching sessions, can provide short-term focused support to move forward on a strategic priority, specific topic or challenge. With longer blocks of up to 6 hours, you can benefit from the deeper transformative change that a full coaching cycle enables.
Depending on the number of coaching sessions and the length of the engagement, there are many ways that working with a coach can help. Here are just a handful of possibilities…
This could incorporate the use of a psychometric/feedback tool (LSI, DiSC, Genos, VIA character strengths or AITSL 360) leading to deeper analysis of your leadership growth.
The coach provides a critical lens through questioning and enables you to take a ‘balcony view’ as a leader. This extended relationship can help you to identify and prioritise areas of focus, need and growth.
At GCI, we are committed to the discipline of coaching and we understand the practices, skill and ‘way of being’ required to be a highly effective coach. All GCI coaches are experts in coaching. They have achieved Accredited Coach status with us and maintain this through advanced training and coaching supervision sessions. All have held leadership positions in education themselves so you’ll receive the support and empathic perspective essential to building a positive relationship.
Led by Professor Christian van Nieuwerburgh, GCI has recently completed a research study of how coaching was experienced by participants on a Victorian DET professional development program for aspiring principals.
Participants in this study reported that they had time and space to reflect; that they felt safe to explore; and that they were able to focus on what was important to them. Moreover, participants reported that they experienced positive emotions during this process .
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