The questions just keep coming and coming, under fire a coachee has to deliver. If we are assessing coachability then we need a map to fall back on. A way of locating our present position, helping us out when we get lost and/or agreeing our next steps. In short, what are the characteristics of an effective coachee? There are 3 ways to go about this challenge…
The coachee maps out the areas that are important to them, so that they can be
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Readiness for coaching is the primary goal for my It’s Not About The Coach book, online course and workshop. Here I have taken a well known mantra and given it a coachability twist…when the coachee is ready the coach will appear.
It doesn’t matter how ready and raring to go the coach is (but of course that is vital in its own right) the coachee has to be ready also. In my own experience I have proved to be lacking in coachability at
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Questions, questions, questions – the source of coaching. A mark to ensure we can safely complete our quest. But how ready are people for coaching? If you were to assign a % to coachability, what scores would you award? 0% being low and 100% off the scales for readiness. Go on have a think and then watch this video for the answer…
So how did you get on? Did you aim low and identify an uphill struggle. Somewhere in the middle maybe, stagnant –
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The last video encouraged us to think about how coachable we are. Here we give coachability some context, why is it important? Well authenticity is absolutely key. Recognising your values and expressing them externally has to be at the heart of any change process. It’s the art of coaching. Otherwise we will experience resistance, and ultimately it’s fake.
Our personal energy has a part to play also. The 5 energy sources of soul, body, heart, mind and spirit easily map the triggers for
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Five years ago I published my first book – It’s Not About The Coach. To celebrate in this video I am breaking new ground – this is a shot of me actually delivering a workshop! Live action, raw and real. And what’s more this is the 1st of 7 videos that are coming your way on a weekly basis. Read and watch all 7 and you’ll have all of your coachability questions answered.
Introducing an It’s Not About The Coach workshop with
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