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The Ultimate Power Couple: Professional Coaches and Change Management Professionals

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To overcome this, coaches can point out clients’ non-evidence–based assumptions and encourage people to seek out more information. Those involved with the change should build multi-channel communication plans that identify new expectations. These plans should allow time for processing and Q&A sessions.

 

  1. We imagine the worst possible outcomes.

When I was pregnant, I was scared about how a baby would impact the life my husband and I share. I realize now that if I allowed myself to imagine a different future then—one like my life today that is beautiful and so very fun as a family of three—I would not have felt so hesitant and nervous about becoming a mother.

Coaches hold space for clients to explore possibilities about the future, help surface fears and barriers and define a clear path for their goals. Coaches partner with clients during these transitions to support and challenge so they are better able to move toward their desired future.

  1. We like things the way they are.

Most people cling to what they recognize, and yet, we also know that growth is inevitable. Messages of resistance from a client sound like communicating contentment with the status quo, expressing commitment to the current situation, and sharing the disadvantages of a change.

Motivational Interviewing is a technique used in coaching to build intrinsic motivation and strengthen the client’s commitment to action. Coaches ask powerful questions to build awareness of the resistance, identify its symptoms and impact and help clients reframe the situation to one that is more positive and focused on their goals.

For the HCI ICF research study, I interviewed both change management professionals and professional coach practitioners. In the majority of interviews, it was a novel idea to pair change management practices with coaching. It’s a powerful union to take coaching skills and apply them to change initiatives in a thoughtful way. How are you building a coaching culture for change management? What have you learned? Share your story with us and learn more about this topic from this webcast.

This article was originally published on ICF Coaching World.

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