The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar
It’s possible for every coaching conversation to build connection and spark change, and Elena Aguilar will show you how. Elena Aguilar is one of education’s leading voices on coaching. Educators around the globe use her research-based coaching method to transform their organizations. Her company, Bright Morning, brings the ideas in her best-selling books to life by providing world-class professional development to mission-driven leaders. In The Bright Morning Podcast, Elena teaches you how to make every conversation count by demonstrating Transformational Coaching conversations. Every episode tackles a pressing coaching challenge. Resistance. Racism. Burnout. Overwhelm. Struggling new teachers. You’ll find it all here. If you’re ready to thrive in your work, listen in. New episodes drop every Monday. To learn more about Elena, go deeper into every episode, find the resources and tools she mentions, or join one of her workshops, check out https://brightmorningteam.com.
The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar
Ep 136: Transformational Coaching in Action - Phase 1: Surface Current Reality
In this first episode of our special Transformational Coaching mini-series, we’re diving into Phase 1 of the Transformational Coaching model: Surface Current Reality. A mix of a real-life coaching conversation and Elena pulling back the curtain to share her thought process and what you need to know to put Phase 1 into action in all of your back-to-school coaching conversations.
This episode is for you if you want:
- To see Transformational Coaching in action
- Guidance for how to kick-off your coaching relationships
- To hear how Elena thinks about "coaching cycles"
- Help creating your own inquiry question or goal for coaching this year
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Phases of Transformational Coaching: Excerpt from Coaching for Equity and The Art of Coaching Workbook
- Episode 135: Preparing Myself to Coach: Podcast episode mentioned by Jessica that informed her focus on incorporating a 15 minutes planning block for each coaching conversation
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The Art of Coaching 101 (retired and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)
- Episode 84: Kicking Off Coaching Relationships in 2021-2022
- Episode 85: You Want to Coach for Equity? Start Here
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