Choosing the right Coach

1) People’s working relationship form the context for their ability and willingness to work together effectively. The effectiveness of a coach is directly proportional to the quality of the relationship between coach and client. Rapport, trust and permission are essential building blocks of an effective coaching relationship. Speak to your potential coach and feel the chemistry. Most coaches understand the importance of this intangible measure that is integral to the coaching process. Once you two have spoken, you both can determine if the coaching relationship is a perfect fit. A coach appreciates and develops the people and the processes by which they achieve those results. If it is not a suitable match, the coach will refer you to other coaches who will be able to provide you with the total quality service you deserve.

2) Certification: Not all people who call themselves a coach are certified by an accredited professional school, nor are they even true coaches for that matter. In fact, most self-proclaimed coaches are neither. Certification is very important, because personal coaching is a profession that requires very specific skills, conduct standards, and a foundation of training which is only taught in qualified schools. All coaching is beneficial, but you want the best.

It is important to remember that coaching requires a wholehearted commitment to achieve the desired results. As it is said in the book As a Man Thinketh, published by James Allen in 1902, “A strong man cannot help a weaker unless that weaker is willing to be helped. And even then the weak man must become strong himself. He must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition”.

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