Welcome to: 21 st Century Futures Coaching for mid-life career change. Choose a card.

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1 Welcome to: 21 st Century Futures Coaching for mid-life career change Choose a card.

2 21 st Century Futures Coaching for mid-life career change Melanie Bear December

3 Personal background. Teaching Lecturing Managing individuals & teams Supporting schools and training organisations to develop careers & employability provision Coaching particularly transitions with older clients Lived experience - navigating personal redundancies and changes of direction

4 What we ll look at in this workshop: Exploring background to career change Issues/emotions How coaching models can help Experiencing the use of coaching tools

5 Exercise Choose a partner to work with Look at the cards that you both have chosen.. What appealed to you about the card that you chose?

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7 Coaching for mid-life Career Change Clients and potential working contexts Mid-life broad age range Employed Redundancy Unemployed Seeking change

8 Coaching for mid-life Career Change Clients and potential working contexts Mid-life broad age range Employed Redundancy Unemployed Seeking change Self employment Portfolio working Freelance work Remote working - enabled by technology & globalisation

9 Potential issues prompting mid-life career change Boredom Redundancy Wider life change Ambitions & Aspirations Re-evaluation of length of working life Frustration Re-evaluation of work/life balance Burn-out

10 Why use coaching approaches? Person centred Holistic Eclectic Transitional Empowering

11 The Coaching Process Creates a space for an individual to find answers to their own questions Underpinning assumption The client has the answers within them to the questions they ask of themselves The role of the coach is to support the client to navigate their own route forward..

12 A Holistic view of the Client Wheel of Life

13 A Holistic view of the Client Wheel of Life TASK 1 Consider the inner circle, showing your current state. Assume that the value at the centre of the inner circle is 0 and at the edge is 5. Draw a line for each segment, representing how satisfied you feel with this aspect of your life.

14 A Holistic view of the Client Wheel of Life TASK 1 Consider the inner circle, showing your current state. Assume that the value at the centre of the inner circle is 0 and at the edge is 5. Draw a line for each segment, representing how satisfied you feel with this aspect of your life. TASK 2 Consider the outer circle, showing your desired future state. Draw a line for each segment, representing how you feel you would like this aspect of your life to be. Compare and reflect

15 Well being & competence Kűbler-Ross Change Curve Progression Denial Shock Frustration Decision making Exploration Depression/Inertia Time

16 Well being & competence Kűbler-Ross Change Curve Progression Denial Shock Frustration Decision making Depression/Inertia Exploration Potential emotions the client could be dealing with: Fear Time Excitement Confusion Anger Sadness (loss)

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18 Coaching can differ from other approaches in that it seeks to help the individual understand what is shaping their behaviours and actions

19 Career coaching - Toolbox Psychometric testing Analysis of learning styles Creative tools for opening up discussion Signposting to sources of specific career/training information Signposting to self-employment/enterprise support Labour market information Job search/recruitment preparation

20 How does coaching help? Listening ear Assessing client skills, interests, values, personality traits Sounding board Enabling reflection Helping to clarify goals Promoting action planning Support through change

21 How does coaching help? Support Information seeking Exploration Listening ear Assessing client skills, interests, values, personality traits Sounding board Enabling reflection Helping to clarify goals Promoting action planning Support through change Action Planning Goal Setting Implications

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23 Remember that coaching is not. Counselling Psychotherapy Be ready to signpost to other agencies if needed

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25 Exploring coaching practice Key Principles Confidentiality Trust Active listening Unconditional positive regard Supportive

26 Exploring coaching practice Key Principles Confidentiality Trust Active listening Unconditional positive regard Supportive Coaching conversations involve Self awareness values/beliefs Building rapport trust and openness Listening language/tone/expression Observing posture/body language/eye movement Questioning particularly how/when/what - (less often why?)

27 Using the GROW model GOAL What do you wish to achieve?

28 Using the GROW model GOAL What do you wish to achieve? REALITY What is your current situation?

29 Using the GROW model GOAL What do you wish to achieve? REALITY What is your current situation? OPTIONS What could you do?

30 Using the GROW model GOAL What do you wish to achieve? REALITY What is your current situation? OPTIONS What could you do? WRAP UP - What can be your first step?

31 Using the GROW model GOAL What do you wish to achieve? REALITY What is your current situation? OPTIONS What could you do? WRAP UP - What can be your first step? Exploration Beliefs Values Information Seeking Emotions

32 Using the GROW model GOAL What do you wish to achieve? REALITY What is your current situation? OPTIONS What could you do? WRAP UP - What can be your first step? Exploration Beliefs Values Information Seeking Emotions Look for use of metaphors, imagery and symbolism

33 Exercise - Using The GROW coaching approach in triads Form a group of 3 (ideally 3 people who have not worked together before), and agree who will take the roles of Client, Coach and Observer. Contracting assumptions: Confidentiality Trust Unconditional positive regard Active Listening Instructions are on the Exercise sheet

34 Coaching Triads Client Coach Non participative Which questions were key?

35 Share feedback

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37 Exploring other approaches Boyatzis Model of Intentional Change Ideal Self

38 Boyatzis Model of Intentional Change Ideal Self Real Self

39 Boyatzis Model of Intentional Change Ideal Self Real Self Change Agenda

40 Boyatzis Model of Intentional Change Ideal Self Explore Experiment Practice Real Self Change Agenda

41 Boyatzis Model of Intentional Change Ideal Self Explore Experiment Practice Relationships Real Self Change Agenda

42 Exploring other approaches. Boyatzis Model of Intentional Change Video clip - Intentional Change

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44 Postcard from your future What does your future look like? What is there less of? What is there more of? What time frame do you put around this future? date your postcard What will be your first step towards this?.

45 Reference: Midlife Career Review pilot project (NIACE) Features: Aim to explore the demand for a career review amongst employed and unemployed adults, investigate costs and benefits Employed often planned within an organisational context, producing benefits for the employer in terms of recruitment/retention/productivity/absence rates

46 Contact details Web: Linked In