Linda Wisler Luft
Fireball Coaching and Consulting; President, Central Ohio Coaches
Rita Gallagher
Manager of Coaching Strategy NF Sales Development
Coaching 101 for Managers: Attendees will become aware of the various coaching skills and specifically “powerful questions.”
Attendees will:
- Discover which coaching tool they are most like
- Get a brief overview of twelve coaching tools (visioning, listening, goal setting, requesting action, building rapport, action plan, bottom lining, challenging feedback, clarifying, brainstorming, tracking and reframing)
- Learn the definition of a “powerful question” and the difference between a “judger question” and a “learner question”
- Most importantly, practice using “powerful questions” in triads (groups of 3) where they will be the coach, get coached or observe the coach
Attendees will walk away confident in their use of coaching skills and know when, how, and why to apply them in the work environment so employees take more ownership and responsibility for their behavior.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand basic coaching skills and the benefits of each in the work environment
- Identify what a powerful question is and learn the benefits of asking powerful questions
- Identify situations where coaching can be used to advance the positive outcome desired
Speaker Bios:
Linda Wisler Luft is known for her effective, co-active coaching, business consulting, energizing keynotes and experiential workshops. As president of Fireball Coaching and Consulting, other services include vision and goal setting, strategic planning, time management, processes and systems development and communication training. She is dedicated to coaching to CHANGE in people and within organizations.
She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and certified in administering and facilitating the DISC and PIAV assessment tools. Linda is the author of Sparks of Hope, the inspiring women plus of five womenundefinedplus 40 Tips and Tools for “Doing Life Better” and founder of The Sparks of Hope Coaching Club. She is also the president of Central Ohio Coaches.
Rita Gallagher is the Manager of Coaching Strategy for Nationwide Financial Services since 2007. In her role she is responsible for building, implementing and sustaining a coaching culture within the organization. She also facilitates training programs around coaching competencies and energy management.
Prior to joining Nationwide, she was the Human Resource Director at National Auto Care in Westerville, OH. A strategic part of her role was to provide coaching to the leadership team in order to increase performance both personally and professionally. This was accomplished through using a variety of assessments to establish baselines for self-reflection and self-understanding in order to work and communicate more effectively with others.
Rita has over 20 years experience in the HR field working in both the manufacturing and service industry.
Rita received her MBA from Franklin University in 2004 and her Graduate Coaching certification from Franklin University in 2006. She has her Certified Business Coach certification through World Association of Business Coaches. She is an active board member of the Central Ohio Coaching Association and also coach’s students through Franklin University and HRACO coaching programs.
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