Clearing the Path to a Coaching Presence

In Clearing the Path to a Coaching Presence, participants will learn NICE!, a distraction-management technique to help coaches manage self-doubt, worry, advice-giving, impatience, and other distracting thoughts and tendencies that rob them of a client-centered presence. Based on the core competency: Maintains Presence, NICE! incorporates tools from Internal Family Systems (IFS) “Parts Work” and mindfulness, to enable the coach to seamlessly refocus their full attention on the client, elevating the coaching experience.

Learning Objectives:
How to recognize when coach becomes distracted
How to shift from distracted to client-focused without disruption
When/how to be transparent when the coach is unable to regain presence

Competencies addressed: Cultivates Trust and Safety, Maintains Presence, Listens Actively