Coaching is contextual.
Understanding the culture and values of the organization, key market sector constraints and how this impacts on the individual is key. Equally we need to understand the individual’s context; their journey to date and the synthesis of their experience to this point in time. In essence, it is about benchmarking where the participant is now, focusing on their values alignment with those of the organization.
CONTEXT
Coaching is about driving sustained behavioural change.
It is not for the faint hearted. It is face to face leadership. Coaching requires participants to look deeply into themselves, to be honest about what has worked well and what has not worked well. It requires them to be vulnerable and to try things that will push them out of their comfort zone. It requires courage.
COURAGE
Coaching is not a spectator sport.
Participants need to be committed to change. They need to allocate the time and space to work on themselves. They need to have a clear focus on what success will look like for them, develop a plan, share it with others and then go for it, wholeheartedly. If things don’t work out as planned, they need to be resilient and refocus on what will work.
COMMITMENT
Coaching is accountable.
Participants need to define the implications of achieving their coaching goals and to be realistic about the consequences of not achieving them. Participants need to look into themselves and ask critical questions in relation to where they are in their careers and what more do they need to do in order to achieve their goals.
CONSEQUENCE
CONTEXT COURAGE COMMITMENT CONSEQUENCE