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are able to really listen to your coachee,
pick up cues from your coachee,
are able to empathize with the coachee,
are able to integrate various skills,
Identify yourself as coach (with a reasonable amount of
confidence).

Source:
Academy for Counselling and Coaching (ACC)
Counselling and Coaching Training - Worldwide - English
Version
www.counselling.nl - www.coachacademie.nl
Worldwide: www.coachingcounselling.com

Some core characteritics of good coaches:
Responsiveness : Responsiveness shows that the coach is
genuinely interested in the coachee, that he is a good listener,
has good communication skills, accommodates individual
differences, maintains relaxed manner, and is receptive to
questions.
Enthusiasm : A good coach is energetic, optimistic, prepared,
willing to commit time.
Humor : They should be able to incorporate humor in personal
and real-life examples during training.
Sincerity/honesty : They take every question seriously and
doesn't pretend to know the answer if they don’t.

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