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Theresa Rowe CIO – Oakland University

Coaching to Inspire. Theresa Rowe CIO – Oakland University. November 2014. Agenda. Quick background I deas for inspiring your organization Discussion on each idea Close the session with take-aways. Arthur C. Clark’s Second Law.

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Theresa Rowe CIO – Oakland University

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  1. Coaching to Inspire Theresa Rowe CIO – Oakland University November 2014

  2. Agenda • Quick background • Ideas for inspiring your organization • Discussion on each idea • Close the session with take-aways

  3. Arthur C. Clark’s Second Law • The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

  4. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination

  5. Coaching • Conversation – not directives • Help individuals find answers for themselves • Positive approach, rather than when something goes wrong • Assist with positive navigation • Empower staff members – foster autonomy

  6. Value People

  7. Be Engaged

  8. Coach for Engagement • What does disengagement look like? • How do you inspire engagement?

  9. Embrace the Challenge

  10. Coaching For Embracing Change and Challenges • How do employees express fear, uncertainty and doubt? • How do you coach for embracing challenges?

  11. Be Comfortable With Ambiguity

  12. Comfort with Ambiguity • What does discomfort look like? • How do you coach for this?

  13. Demonstrate Agility

  14. Coaching for Agility • What is key for encouraging an agile team member? An agile team? An agile organization?

  15. How To Align with Strategy

  16. Venture into the Impossible

  17. Coaching to Alignment • How do you handle projects that are not in alignment with strategic goals? • When is it right to be “out of alignment” and out of the box? • What can you do to promote a willingness to venture outside the box?

  18. Tell Stories • Management stories have a goal other than entertainment.

  19. Any other magic?

  20. Coaching to Inspire Theresa Rowe rowe@oakland.edu

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