The Coach Approach Ministries Podcast

There are four layers that make up every organization (that is, a group of people gathered together in a structured manner for a specific purpose): Material - the vision, job descriptions...you can put it on paper Group norms - collective habits that connect the material pieces together Interpersonal - between two or more people Intrapersonal - going on inside of me - self-differentiation These four layers are always simultaneously present in everything the organization does. Challenges occur when one layer isn't functioning well or otherwise functioning layers aren't aligned. The work of organizational development is fundamentally about discerning where the pressure points are (given these 4 layers) and then partnering with organizational leaders to make needed shifts. Group training, individual coaching, and leadership team development are simply different means to work toward this same end (and therefore should reflect the same philosophy). Lee Riley uses his coaching skills to help organizations develop their culture and leadership. He recently joined the University of Washington part-time as a training and organizational development consultant. You can reach Lee at leeriley.com or Lee@LeeRiley.com

Brian and Chad discuss their favorite assessment tool, the Core Values Index (CVI). The Core Values Index shows how you like to contribute to a team, family, or community based on your core values and what motivates you. Brian and Chad explore the different core values and the catalyst for each value: Power catalyzed by Faith Love catalyzed by Truth Wisdom catalyzed by Compassion Knowledge catalyzed by Justice Referenced in this podcast: Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing by Andy Crouch Getting Naked: A Business Fable about Shedding the Three Fears that Sabotage Client Loyalty by Patrick Lencioni Click here to take either the free CVI report or the more in-depth CVI report.

Brian and Keith Edwards talk about a leadership retreat Keith had with his leaders and staff where Keith decided to take a different approach to leading the retreat -- a coach approach. The retreat was the best one they had held and showed his group that they are a better team together. Dr. Keith Edwards is a pastor, trainer with CAM, and author of Experiencing God in Your Story. You can reach Keith here: kedwards@centerpointechurch.com Referenced in this podcast: 107 Our Favorite Assessment - Part 1 108 Our Favorite Assessment - Part 2 Click here to learn more or purchase the new eCourse on Evoking Awareness.

Brian and Chad discuss ways that diminish the ability to evoke awareness in clients. Not believing that the client is creative and resourceful Not educating the client Don't pick the client's fruit Unwilling to risk or challenge Click here to learn more or purchase the new eCourse on Evoking Awareness.

In this episode, Brian talks to Rick Erisman, founder of Redivive Coaching and Catholiccoachtraining.com. Rick has built a partnership with CAM to deliver professional Christian coach training to his network of clergy and lay people. Rick talks about how this idea germinated and walks us through how it took root in the network he has today. Contact Rick at rickerisman@redivivecoaching.com

Brian and Chad discuss one of the core competencies from the International Coaching Federation, Evoking Awareness, and different ways to evoke awareness in their clients. Awareness should occur throughout the conversation Questions are only one way to evoke awareness Observations evoke awareness Metaphors or analogies evoke awareness A model or framework evokes awareness Awareness reveals itself in a lot of different ways Click here to learn more or purchase the new eCourse on Evoking Awareness.

As Associate Dean & Chair of Business at Montreat College's School of Adult and Graduate Studies, Dr. Paul Gratton is in a perfect position to help coaches think about how to develop their business, as well as give their clients a template for designing the client's business. Paul takes us through all nine areas of the model: Key activities Key resources Key partners Value Propositions Customer segments Channels Customer relationships Cost Structure Revenue Streams Here is a link to a Business Model Canvas template. You can hear more from Paul on our previously released podcasts: 278 Thirteen Competencies Required for Starting Your Own Practice with Paul Gratton - Part 2 277 Thirteen Competencies Required for Starting Your Own Practice with Paul Gratton - Part 1 243 Complex Systems with Paul Gratton

Brian and Chad talk about coaching change, transition, and transformation.

Paul Burns, the developer of the GPS Spiritual Inventory assessment, talks with Brian about a curriculum with a proven Return on Investment (ROI). How effective group coaching can benefit your business: Increases personal relationships with God, self, and others Builds community with likeminded, growing people Creates more awareness, more vulnerability by being in a healthy community Take the GPS Inventory for free at soul-metrics.com. Use the coupon code CAM400 You may reach Paul at paulburns@soul-metrics.com Listen to more from Paul at these previously released CAM podcasts: 253 Coaching Empathy with Paul Burns 247 Coaching Self-Differentiation with Paul Burns 239 Coaching an Attachment to God with Paul Burns of Soul Metrics

Brian and Chad talk about the value of helping your clients feel comfortable enough to talk about uncomfortable subjects.