Coaching

On [#stanier-effective-manager], 9th chapter

On a very high level, coaching is the act of helping people to amp up their performance. One can go back and forth between 202105051222 Modes of conversation, but following interest should have precedence (in lots of way, it looks like a focused form of psychology).

As a coach, you should strive to keep a thought bubble over your coachee, meaning you direct them through questions (we tread dangerously close to the socratic method).

#todo: Create an entry on the socratic method

A good framework for coaching is following the 202105051403 GROW model

Also read 202108211410 Further reflections about coaching and 202111040850 Asking better questions

[#stanier-effective-manager]: Stanier, Dr. James. Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager. 1st ed. S.l.: Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2020.