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Excellent Executive Coaching: Growing Your Business and Enhancing Your Craft.

EEC 349: Empowering Leadership: Overcoming Trauma and Enacting Behavior Change, with Kenny Lange

Sep 24, 2024
Kenny Lange, a former company founder and coach, shares his insights on transforming trauma into growth. He discusses his experiences fostering children and how they shape his coaching strategies. Kenny emphasizes the power of the Enneagram in helping high achievers shift from reactive behaviors to healthier choices. He also tackles the challenges of 'brilliant jerks,' promoting awareness and feedback for behavior change. Lastly, he explores various coaching formats and the significance of building strong client connections for effective support.
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  • Understanding trauma is essential in coaching as it shapes clients' behaviors and helps overcome unconscious barriers to their potential.
  • The Enneagram is a valuable tool for personal development, enabling individuals to connect their childhood experiences and traumas to their motivations and behavior patterns.

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Impact of Trauma on Coaching Effectiveness

Understanding trauma is crucial in coaching, as it directly influences clients' behaviors and mindsets. Trauma can create unconscious barriers, preventing individuals from reaching their full potential. Coaches who are informed about these effects can communicate more effectively with clients, using precise language to address emotional pain and past experiences. This enhanced communication enables coaches to help clients identify and move past mental and emotional obstacles that often stem from unresolved trauma.

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