Welcome to the Learning Zone!
One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They each grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt.
At first, the donkey realised what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement, he quietened down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down the well, and was astonished at what he saw. As every shovel of dirt hit his back, the donkey did something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Soon, everyone was amazed, as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off.
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to leading ourselves and others out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up!
“Step up and realise the greatness in you!”
Which associates are involved in the learning zone?
Matt Hudson & Paul Dearlove are our main associates involved in the learning zone.
Coaching what is it?
Coaching -a definition:
“a structured process-driven relationship between a trained professional coach and an individual or team which includes: assessment, examining values and motivation, setting measurable goals, defining focused action plans and using validated behavioural change tools and techniques to assist them to develop competencies and remove blocks to achieve valuable and sustainable changes in their professional and personal life.” Training may include seminars, workshops, and supervised practice.
The ultimate goal of coaching is to help individuals develop internal and external structures that help them achieve success, and to increase their potential by expanding their sense of what is possible. Coaches encourage individuals to develop the necessary skills, attitudes, and knowledge that will help them develop action plans to meet goals. In the coaching process coaches are seen as collaborators that work with the individual by tackling obstacles such as time management, organization, problem solving, and navigating through the learning curve by using support, encouragement, teaching skills, and goal setting.
Coaching is about “discovery, awareness, and choice” The primary reasons why clients want coaching is “change; they want to see results”. Clients want a “better quality of life – more fulfillment, better balance – or a different process for accomplishing their desires”.
Coaching is not traditional therapy. Traditional therapy typically involves “providing” a treatment, remedy, and/or cure for an underlying problem. Coaching sees the client as creative, resourceful, and whole and has an orientation towards the future
References
(‘The Complete Guide to Coaching at Work’ -McGraw-Hill) Zeus and Skiffington.
(Swartz, et al. 2005)
(Davidson & Gasiorowski. 2006)
(Whitworth, et al. 1998).
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe