Reading Section: (10 points) Read and answer the question below. Coaching toaching is about making positive changes in your life. A coach helps you identify your goals ar ecome your own expert in how to achieve them. Coaching is a useful tool in today's challenging world of business. Companies are merging and Estructuring and people change jobs far more than before. Our work has changed and we might repared or demotivated, unsure if what we have been doing is the right way forward. So we mig onsider hiring a professional business coach to help us get where we want to be and feel happie coach is sometimes compared to a mentor and a consultant. However, unlike having a mentor ith a coach is normally for a short, specified amount of time. A coach is also quite different to bnsultant, who looks at the whole team or company and how it does things. In addition, mento nsultants often give advice - something a coach doesn't normally do. what does a coach do? Here are five things A coach allows the individual to determine the direction of their conversation. hen the coachee meets the coach for a session, the coach doesn't come with a fixed plan. It is dividual that leads the conversation; the coach observes and listens. As the coach starts to und e individual's context, they might ask more questions and talk about their observations. This Hividual see the situation clearly, as if the coach is holding in a mirror a a destination might be. A coach can belp the individual link their business goals with their personal plans and dreams. And in doing so, they can improve motivation and focus. The coach the helps the individual identify the practical steps they need to take 3. A coach asks questions to guide the individual and help them understand the issues they're facing By asking the right questions, a coach can help the individual to focus the conversation and truly explore the relevant issues. However, a good coach does not ask leading questions that suggest a particular answer, for example, Do you think x might be a better idea? or How do you feel about doing it this way instead? Good coaching questions do not tell the coachee what to do. Instead, they help them to reflect see things clearly and discover their own way forward. A coach might ask, for example, What is your biggest challenge at the moment? What would be a successful outcome for you here? or What could you a do now that would be a step forward? 4. A coach notices the emotions behind the issues and helps the individual understand them. In a coaching conversation, hidden emotions often come to the surface. A good coach would help the individual become aware of their emotions and allow them to explore their feelings when needed. 5. A coach guides the individual to move forward, taking them from where they are now to where they want to be. Many coaches set the coachee tasks to complete in between sessions. Over a series of sessions, the coach helps motivate the coachee to follow steps towards success, tracks the coachee's progress and keeps them focused on the end goal. The coach does not do the work for the coachee, nor do they advise them. They act as a guide to help the individual find the appropriate strategies in reaching their goals. Which of these do business coaches do? Choose the seven topics that are mentioned. 7 points) help with decision making support the development of an individual's career provide an objective analysis of problems give advice prepare an agenda before the session let the coachee lead the conversation get the coachee to consider their individual goals and dreams ask leading questions explore emotions set tasks for coachees to do keep coachees focused on their end goals give coachees strategies to achieve success Choose the best option to complete the sentences. (3 points) 1. The coach aims to ask the questions to help the coachee reflect and move forward. a good b.right 2. The coach also helps the individual identify the practical steps they need to b. make 3. Part of the coach's job is to the coachee focused on the end goal. a. stay b. keep c. maintain c. true c. take a do
