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Episode 19Coaching demo46 min

Making of the Strengths Discovery and Strengths Coaching Demo with Taina Nicolicin

with Taina Nicolicin, Senior Lecturer in International Relations

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Show notes

In this episode of "The Making of a Coach," Tobi from metaFox is joined by Taina Nicolicin to explore the development of the metaFox Strengths Discovery, a tool designed for strength assessment and feedback. Taina, an experienced strengths coach, quizzes Tobi on the creation of this web app, which is built for coaches and facilitators. The episode delves into the intricacies of building psychometric assessments and includes a live coaching demo using Tobi's strengths report from the app. Listeners will gain insights into how strengths can be integrated into coaching practices and the benefits of using tools like the metaFox Strength Discovery.


Key Learnings:

  • Coaches can enhance their practice by incorporating strengths assessments like the metaFox Strength Discovery to provide clients with a deeper understanding of their potential.
  • It's important to balance strengths to avoid overuse, which can lead to burnout; coaches should guide clients in identifying and dialing down overused strengths.
  • Utilizing psychometric tools in coaching can foster self-awareness and personal growth, helping clients align their strengths with their professional and personal goals.


Resources & Mentions

  1. metaFox Strengths Explorer → https://metafox.eu/strengths
  2. Connect to Taina Nicolicin → https://www.linkedin.com/in/taina-maria-nicolicin/
  3. VIA Strengths & MBSP (Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice) → https://www.viacharacter.org/programs/mbsp
  4. Strengths Profile by Cappfinity → https://www.strengthsprofile.com
  5. CliftonStrengths by Gallup → https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/home.aspx
  6. Watch last week's episode and more: https://metafox.eu/pages/the-making-of-a-coach-podcast


Chapter Timeline

00:00 Introduction to The Making of a Coaching Tool

01:28 Guest Introduction and Strengths Coaching Overview

03:33 Personal Journey with Strengths Assessment

06:16 Development of the Strength Explorer Tool

12:07 Challenges and Refinements in Strengths Assessment

19:57 Current State of the Strength Explorer App

20:39 Condensing Assessments for Coaching

24:19 Integrating Strengths into Coaching Sessions

25:22 Exploring Strengths and Their Impact

35:07 Unrealized Strengths and Actions

41:39 Concluding Thoughts and Next Steps

Transcript

Full transcript, edited for readability. Every timestamp jumps the video to that moment.

Tobi: Hi, I'm Tobi from metaFox, and on the Making of a Coach I usually unpack how coaches and facilitators build their practice, and run demos on their methods and tools. Today we'll also run a coaching demo, but before that, instead of the making of a coach, we unpack the making of a coaching tool: the metaFox Strengths Explorer. And as a guest and sparring partner in this I have Taina Nicolicin with me, who shared her work in strengths coaching already on last week's episode. She'll be quizzing me today on how we have developed the Strengths Explorer, a web app for strengths assessment and feedback, built for coaches and facilitators. We'll open the curtains on the building of psychometric assessments. And in the second half of the episode Taina will put her coach hat on and run a small coaching demo with me as a client, using my strengths report from the app, so we can see how this could look in coaching practice. You can simply listen, and maybe occasionally have a look at your screen. We'll be showing some elements from the app and also the report. Let's go. Tobi: Hi again, Taina. I'm glad to have you as a sparring partner on the show. Taina Nicolicin: Thank you, Tobi. And I'm super excited to really see the metaFox strengths tool, and just hear more about how it's been developed. I feel grateful that I can have an insight into how something was made.

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