Reflective entry about the second coaching session

For the second session, as a coach, I find that it was less difficult. Indeed, I found the first session harder that my expectations, so I began the next session with the thoughts that it will be hard too. When Leninka (the coachee) was talking, I noticed that it was easier for me to play the coach role. So, it was easier to adapt my behavior and to create a more confident and a more coaching environment. Like an example, I was more confident in the mirroring and the summarizing process. When Leninka was talking about some important stuffs, I summarized the main idea in my head. After, I verified if my understanding was right by sharing my summary with Leninka. When I was not totally right, she repeated her idea in other worlds and it helps me to understand her situation and to be more confined to coach her. Also, it was easier for me to question the coachee and to go deeper in some discussion. With this other information, it became easier for me to help her and to ask relevant questions. But, I had difficulties with two other process: the listening and the catalyzing.  Indeed, the coaching session was not at the same place of the first one. The new place that we choose was noisier, so it was more difficult for me to stay concentrated and to focus only on what the coachee was saying. With a lot of concentration, it was correct but, with time, it could be hard trying to always avoid the other not important noises. Also, you become quickly tired. Maybe it was not the good place to do a coaching session. The next time, we will chose a quieter place. Also, like the first session, it was still difficult for me to only let the coachee talk and to don’t interrupt her. To finish as a coach, it was still difficult trying to reach the catalyzing process. I feel like I was less confident with that part of the coaching process. In the other side, maybe I reached the catalyzing process, but I didn’t notice that. Next time, I will try to give more attention to that.

As coachee, I can say that I felt more confident to express myself and to answering to the questions of the coach. I can explain that by the fact that it was the second coaching session and I felt that my coach was more able to create a good atmosphere for the session. Also, it was easier for to express my ideas about the subject, because this one was more personnel and less intangible. To finish, the language barrier was less present in this session. Indeed, it was like we were more familiar with the accents and the way that the other person express herself. To finish, during the coaching session, I really felt that the coach was also better to reach the different processes of coaching. At the beginning, I thoughts that the session will be a little bit like the other before, but it was not. Indeed, I felt like the conversation was more constructive and the coach really helped me to see things in a different way. 

Patrick