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If are working with a coach or thinking of it here are some ideas to maximise your return on investment in your coaching process.
This is from the start up package that I send out to all of my new coaching clients.
Coaching is very clearly one of those areas of life where you only get out of it what you
put in. This one page document provides suggestions on how to maximise your return
on investment whilst involved in a coaching process.
Before taking up the coaching
BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT COACHING IS AND ISN’T – Coaching is focused on
supporting you to get the results you require through a process of self inquiry and
exploration rather than training, consulting or mentoring. Understanding what coaching
is and how it works will help you get the most from it.
BE COACHABLE – Be sure you want to change rather than just go through the
motions. If you are unsure that you can commit to the ideas you develop in coaching
sessions simply don’t waste your time and energy and do something different instead.
CHALLENGE SELF AND OTHERS – Effective coaching clients challenge their
status quo and that of those around them. They also ask people to support them and their
goals in different and better ways. Be prepared to challenge and be challenged.
During a coaching session
BE PRESENT - Be present mentally, physically and emotionally throughout the coaching
session.
PAY ATTENTION - Listen to what you are saying and also what you are not saying. Pay
attention to your feelings and your body as you carry out the session.
SPEAK YOUR TRUTH - Share your thoughts and opinions openly and honestly. Your
opinion is important and valid. Don’t hold back your opinions and ideas, what you withhold
may be the critical piece of information, knowledge or idea that you need to move forward.
BE OPEN TO OUTCOMES - Try not to prejudge what is happening. If you have
preconceived notions about what you will learn, experience or discover in a coaching session
you may limit you ability to perceive other insights and ideas that you may need to move
forward.
CREATE A STRETCHING ENVIRONMENT – Come to the sessions in a playful spirit with
an interest in learning and growing. You will only get out of the coaching what you put in so
come to grow and develop. Our sessions are a safe place to experiment with new thoughts, ideas
and observations.
During the coaching process
COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS – Make the time and energy available to complete
tasks and projects that you set yourself. Your coach is there to support and encourage
you but at the end of the day you have to achieve the goals you set yourself.
REVIEW PROGRESS – Take time to review the progress of your coaching process.
Look at what is going well and what could be even better. Give your coach clear
feedback so that he/she can adjust to better support your needs.
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