In your coaching meetings, your coach will learn about you, your strengths, and your challenges, and help you clarify your goals and priorities. They’ll support you with situational coaching along the way, providing space to explore challenges, interpersonal dynamics, or recent successes.
You may also use Spark AI to reflect on situations as they arise or prepare topics you want to bring into coaching.
If you don’t have anything specific you’d like to focus on, that’s okay. The ideas below can help you decide what to bring into your coaching conversations with your coach or Spark.
Career Development
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Set goals for the year or quarter, and identify signs of success so you know when you’ve achieved them
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Prepare for a performance review or important meeting
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Identify and leverage your strengths, and find your own leadership style
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Strategize on development opportunities and milestones to achieve your next promotion
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Practice self-advocacy and clear communication with people in authority
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Explore ways to increase your visibility across your organization or department
Executive Presence, Confidence & Personal Brand
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Find opportunities to build your confidence “muscles” with the support of your coach, such as public speaking, presenting, or stretching out of your comfort zone
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Prepare for important presentations - Plan, practice, and receive feedback from your coach
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Explore and overcome limiting beliefs (e.g. imposter syndrome, undervaluing your skills and expertise, etc.)
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Practice new “ways of being” that align with the type of leader you want to be, and put insights into action
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Cultivate your personal brand
Team Leadership and Communication
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Seek support to resolve challenging interpersonal situations or conflicts
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Learn constructive ways to approach difficult conversations using real-life situations
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Clarify roles and responsibilities of your team (or your own if you’re an individual contributor)
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Explore and practice the art of effective delegation
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Practice giving tough feedback
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Explore your unconscious biases and barriers, and how to foster psychological safety
Balance and Productivity
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Practice setting clear boundaries
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Create habits around your health and wellbeing using your coach for accountability
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Optimize your productivity and time management
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Ensure you’re focusing your energy on the “right” things
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Clarify your values, strengths, and “superpowers”, and align your behaviors and workflows accordingly
Torch tip: This is your coaching experience! Lean in, play full out, and tell your coach what you need to get the most from it.