Internal Coaching

by Anne Power

Coaching with a Full Deck is a tool for coaches and managers to use to in coaching conversations. The Full Deck concept allows people to explore a situation on all levels. Each suit delves into a specific area for creating Finding Clarity — Diamonds Exploring Emotion — Hearts Developing Strategy — Clubs Taking Action — Spades As well as being a functioning deck of 52 playing cards, lower number cards contain general questions that are great for getting started. As the cards increase in value so does the importance of the questions. How to Use Coaching with a Full Deck Coach yourself or others using the cards to ensure movement from gathering information, exploring feelings, developing strategies and taking action. There is no right or wrong way to use Dr. Anne Power’s Full Deck, but here are a few Go through each suit to address an issue. The lower number cards are a great place to start with general questions. As you go deeper you can raise the stakes by choosing a higher card and a more challenging question. Or, shuffle the deck and choose a card at random to initiate a discussion.

55 pages, Paperback

First published May 16, 2014