We spend the day reflecting on our work, practicing coaching skills, supporting each other in thinking through coaching dilemmas, and planning for upcoming coaching sessions and professional development. Without ongoing reflection (which obviously takes time) we probably won’t get the most out of Transformational Coaching thereby decreasing our impact on schools, teachers, and children.Įvery Friday, I meet with my team of coaches in Oakland. This can take many forms and includes regular reflection on our coaching practice, beliefs, core values, identities, and ways of beings. We cannot engage in Transformational Coaching, nor can we effectively use any of its strategies, without first-and continuously-attending to our own transformation. In the coaching model that I’ve cobbled together, what I call Transformational Coaching, I argue that the starting point for this practice is the coach herself.
