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Finding Your Purpose as a Coach - Called to Coach S6E2
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Publish Date: 2018-02-06 15:28:47
Description: Kelly Merbler is the Principal of the Kelly Merbler Company specializing in strengths-based coaching, workshops, and leadership development coaching. Twenty-one years as a regional executive with a global staffing organization -- hiring, developing, and building successful sales and operations teams throughout the Southeast. “The secret of success is hiring good talent which begins with identifying what people do best, aligning them in the right role for maximum impact internally and externally.” Kelly worked in the Southeast and Caribbean with companies using strengths-based workshops to actively build strengths-based cultures. She also worked with a non-profit Florida Endowment Foundation for Florida graduates which provides support for students through life transitions and careers. Tell us how you came across the strengths certification. Serving Leader Institute participant that utilized Clifton Strengths assessment. Fascinated by the results and its reflection on who she is as a person. Met the Gallup Team in a Strengths Briefing session and wanted to become certified immediately. How did you integrate that into your work, family, and community? #1 - Futuristic, #2 Maximizer, #3 Belief, #4 Arranger, #5 Activator With Activator and Futuristic, I left the certification workshop in Nov 2016 and immediately requested a conversation with her supervisor. She sent him a code conducted a coaching session with her supervisor which led him to wanting to do this for the entire team. Kelly requested to pilot CliftonStrengths within the organization and the teams in Florida and Puerto Rico. Starting January 2017, she went on a “road show” for all teams in Florida and in March visited teams in Puerto Rico. This resulted in Kelly presenting to the corporate office in LA requesting to implement this within more levels in the organization. 7 strategies to build a strengths-based environment starts with leadership alignment. When you introduced this to your team, did you push back? What was the process for you? 80-90% of the teams reached out after Kelly introduced the concept at an annual meeting and requested she come to their office first. It’s okay to have some teams and individuals not buy into this immediately because they probably need more time analyze and determine if this is the right step for their team. “You have to be able to see through their lens.” Learn more about becoming a Certified Strengths Coach at the Gallup Strengths Center: http://on.gallup.com/1i5OXhq. Gallup's Called to Coach is a live Webcast that targets current and prospective coaches to interact with Gallup experts and independent strengths coaches who have found success in strengths-based development.
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