by Jim Knight | Jul 31, 2017 | Coaching Videos |
Our research has found that the most important variable in coaching is trust. When teachers trust their coach and their school system, they usually embrace the help that coaches provide. However, if they don’t trust the coach or system, they likely will not want to...
by Jim Knight | Jul 24, 2017 | Coaching Videos |
Developing a healthy coaching relationship can take months or even years, in some cases, but a coaching relationship can be ruined in a few seconds. In this video, I explain that judgment and gossip are two practices that can be especially damaging.
by Jim Knight | Jul 17, 2017 | Coaching Videos |
A couple summers back, we hosted an Instructional Coaching Institute, and when I read the introductory surveys sent in by people coming to our week-long workshop, one thing I noticed was that many of our participants are just starting out as coaches. Given that...
by Jim Knight | Jul 10, 2017 | Coaching Videos |
One question I am frequently asked is what should I do about resistant teachers? The answer, as most answers usually are, is more complex that one might think. In this video, I discuss that resistance involves a relationship, and to decrease resistance we need to...
by Jim Knight | Jul 3, 2017 | Coaching Videos |
What is one thing you can do to move coaching forward? In these days, when it seems harder and harder for people to have meaningful conversations, one important step for communicating is finding common ground. In this short video I explain why finding common ground...
by Jim Knight | Jun 26, 2017 | Coaching Videos |
In anticipation of the publication of my new book, The Impact Cycle, each Monday for the next eleven weeks, I’ll be posting a series of videos answering questions that I’m frequently asked about coaching. The first question? Should coaching be...
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