Who have I been? Who am I now? Who do I want to be next? Can you answer each of these questions with clarity and agency?
When you reflect on the past, can you trace and make sense of your patterns of thinking and action, while taking radical responsibility for who you are in the current moment?
When you look to the future, do you have focus, energy and optimism about the person you are choosing to become and the life you are crafting with intention and by design?
If you answered ‘no’ to any (or all of these questions, it might be time for coaching.
"Extraordinary people are ordinary people making extraordinary decisions”
Sharon Pearson, Disruptive Leadership
Coaching is a partnership, a creative process and an immersive experience that creates space for you to define what matters most, and what the best version of your looks like in all the things that matter. Coaching is about understanding why we think, feel and act the way we do, and helps to build strategies to let go of what no longer serves us and helps us reach where we want to get to. Coaching is about unlocking potential beyond your own expectations and becoming more than you might have thought possible.
Great coaches don’t give you the answers or tell you the right way. A great coach knows that you already have everything you need to be the very best version of you. They will ask you questions you haven’t thought of, hold up a mirror to your blind spots, challenge you on your stories, and inspire your thinking. The coaching process is driven by you, with your coach as the ultimate accountability buddy and cheerleader!
What are some of the ways your coach can help?
Deep Listening
This is about listening for so much more than what you say. Deep listening is about listening to what is both said and unsaid - to your patterns of language, the choice of your words and your tone. This is about noticing shifts in your body language, posture and energy, all in service of understanding your experience.
Non-judgemental Feedback
A coaching relationship is one that is free from judgement and where the coach has no agenda other than to support you in your vision for success. From a place of deep care and trust, your coach will tell you the things you don’t know about you. The things others might be unwilling to say. The things you need to know in order to have the impact you intend to have, for yourself and others.
Powerful Questions
Coaching gives you answers you never had because your coach asks questions you had never thought of. Powerful coaching questions help you explore different perspectives, unlock new insights, and access entirely new solutions. Great coaching questions lift you out of being stuck and help you connect into what’s possible.
Not only does coaching offer deep personal transformation, but it has the potential to fundamentally change the way we work together.
A Metrix Global study found that executive coaching in organisations has a 788% return on investment (ROI). How? The International Coaching Federation (ICF) reports a 70% increase in individual performance (including increased goal attainment and improved communication), a 50% increase in team performance (through improved conversations and collaboration), and a 48% increase in overall organisational performance (measured by increased revenue, employee retention and customer advocacy).1
When we truly know ourselves and can be choiceful about how show up in the world, we redefine our relationships and our impact. When we take responsibility for writing our own story, we amplify our possibilities.
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1 The ROI of Executive Coaching | American University, Washington, DC
2 HR Magazine - The five key skills of an effective executive coach
