Traditional coaching tools

My toolkit

For traditional coaching tools, I like to use those acquired and practiced at my Executive Coaching training at the HEC Business School. The trainers shared their expertise on traditional tools that draw on a multitude of complementary methods that gives me freedom to adapt my coaching to my client’s needs.

I am continually building up my toolkit by enhancing certain tools or learning new ones both for individual and team coaching.

These tools are invaluable for understanding our inner workings, what holds us back, and how we relate to the world:

Transactional Analysis
Personality behaviors, trends and communication theory during relational « transactions ».
Personality profiles
MBTI and Process Communication self-awareness of preferences in terms of behaviors. 
Systemic
Global approach on dysfunction and relational issues focusing on interactions between elements of a complex system.  
NeuroLinguistics Programming (NLP)
Approach connected neurological processes (neuro-), language (linguistic) and behavioral patterns learned through experience (programming), and that can be changed to achieve specific goals in life.
Gestalt Therapy applied to coaching
Focus on self-awareness and how I relate and adjust to others and the world. Awareness is the precursor to effective action.

Tools to improve communication, collaboration, leadership, collective intelligence:

Conflict resolution
How to communicate our own needs clearly and respectfully to others, avoiding behavioral patterns that generate tension and conflict: Collaborative Communication, Ofman's Core quadrant Model:
Constructive feedback
Feedback can be precious for the person who receiving as it can help them learn and grow. Giving and reveiving constructive feedback can be learned. 
Leadership peer support circles
Collective intelligence and pragmatic tools for bringing together a small group of leaders who want to self-reflect, learn and help one other adress any real professional situations and challenges they might be facing. The impact is two-fold: developing the capabilities and fostering an agile aculture of cooperation within organizations.

Executive coaching
for individuals and teams

Certification after 1 year of training an practice

⫸ Extensive business/corporate experience a prerequisite for the course
⫸ 30 days (240 hours) of full time on-site training / 1 year of training

⫸ Multiple tools and trainers. Twenty experts in different fields of coaching: Transactional Analysis, NeuroLinguistic Programming, Systemic, Emotional Intelligence, MBTI, Process Com, Gestalt Therapy, Feedback, Non-Violent Communication, Art of Questioning, Art Therapy, Co-Development, Sociology

⫸ Qualifying involved a practical exam in front of a jury of professional coaches as well as research report demonstrating my own personal awareness and the coach identity I want to be.
⫸ Deep personal and psychological development work was also required, including psychotherapy and constant supervision

Ethical coach

As part of my commitment to be an ethical coach,

1. I continuously work on my personal development to deepen my understanding of who I am, and of conscious and unconscious biais.

2. I have my coaching supervised by experienced peers in order to ensure objectivity and the best of the art coaching practices.

3. I embody the 3 ethical values of the partnership I estbalish with each client” : TRUST, AUTHENTICITY and AUTONOMY

4. I am being part of trusted international coaching associations and applying ethical code : EMCC and AICC-HEC Paris