Key Themes of Quadrant 1
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_ Quadrant 1 is the space for enhancing personal effectiveness.
Personal effectiveness is the ability to make and execute good
choices regarding the management and focus of one’s time and
energy. Quadrant 1 lays the foundation for the Leading with
Insight model. Donna had set much more aggressive coaching
goals for herself than just improving her personal effectiveness,
but she needed to create a stronger focus for her time and
energy as a foundation for achieving her goals. As long as
Donna is racing around at breakneck speed, she will derive little
value from coaching and will not be able to progress her coaching
work effectively to the other quadrants.
_ Reflective insight is enhanced in Quadrant 1. As clients enter into
coaching, one of the most effective tools for opening the client
to both the need for and the possibility of change is awareness.
Until Donna’s coach asked her to notice the things that contributed
to her stress, Donna was unaware of how her habits
of multitasking and overscheduling were affecting her and her
team. By reflecting on her choices, Donna became motivated
to take new approaches to organizing her time and getting her
work done. Quadrant 1 illuminates the habits that are not
working and works on finding more effective solutions.
_ Physical centeredness opens the door to Quadrant 2. In order to
move to Quadrant 2, clients must be able to calm their minds
and bodies from time to time in order to be able to reflect and
make choices. Without this fundamental piece of personal
development, clients will not find their focus and will not be
able to progress their development any further. Let’s return to
Donna and see how being more focused and physically centered
has affected her and her team.