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Role of SEED Coaching

In General
  • Gives orientation to each activity
  • Takes notes and provides a report of the session
  • Models reflective listening and inquiry practices
  • Draws attention to possibilities
  • Witnesses, acknowledges and encourages effective participation in creative dialogue
  • Introduces tools and offers coaching with supports to integrate new team practices
  • Lends outsider perspective combined with rich insider field experience
  • Invites participants to see a larger context for their work
  • Elicits the wisdom, talents, ideas and capacity in the program.
During the SEED Diagnostic
  • Draws out what is unique about the program
  • Guides participants to accurately graph their results
  • Walks participants though self-assessment items, offering examples or clarification as needed
  • Summarizes program strengths
  • Invites participants to identify promising growth areas
  • Facilitates values-based action planning and benchmarking
During the Creative Stretch Workshop
  • Synthesizes pre-workshop materials completed by participants
  • Introduces the SEED model: stretch…enliven…ennoble…discover
  • Leads participants through interactive stretch exercises
  • Encourages participants to build on each other's input and reach consensus
  • Reviews next steps for moving forward with "seed ideas"
During the Intention Tracking Sessions and Final Check-In
  • Rekindles excitement around the "seed ideas"
  • Invites participants to share accomplishments and explore new opportunities
  • Checks progress against customized success markers
  • Encourages further stretching
Coaching for small teams is included with the SEED Diagnostic and Six-Month Stretch. SEED also offers executive-life coaching on an individual basis for leaders who are motivated to Stretch... Enliven... Ennoble... and Discover more of their potential. Inquire for further information to: mklackey@seedimpact.org or kibel@seedimpact.org

ENNOBLE
"There was a lot to do coming out of our annual staff retreat. That could have been overwhelming. But breaking it up like this over six months made it a lot more doable. It was a learning process about how something can evolve when you stay on it. We learned how to be intentional about building it slowly. I learned how to set goals in a different way."
    Policy Advocacy & Research Department, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies


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