This Strategic Design standard, from Bright Morning’s Transformational Coaching Rubric, is defined as:

• solicits feedback from clients and takes action based on feedback
• gathers a variety of data (notes, audio recordings, video, and so on) and utilizes a variety of strategies to reflect on coaching practice, reflection leads to development of practice
• seeks out professional learning opportunities and consultations with other coaches to develop coaching practice; also stays informed of current research on best practices
• collaborates effectively with colleagues by supporting their professional growth
• demonstrates awareness of his or her own emotional intelligence and works to develop emotional resiliency
• models transformational leadership and demonstrates awareness of how he or she is perceived by others
• attends to his or her own personal transformation

Posts That Address the Coach as Learner Standard (updated 11/28/20):

• Culturally Responsive Practice and Adult Learners
• Learning to Be a Better Learner
• Conquering the Fear and Putting It Out There
• Beliefs and Expectations
• Beliefs and Language
• Equity and Access: The Universal Design for Learning Guidelines
• Kid Equity Group
• The Importance of Trust and Purpose
• When a Book Comes Along at the Perfect Time
• Co-Conspirators: Three Recommendations
• The Power of Metaphor for Self-Reflection in Coaching