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The next 5 Myths about coaching.

Here are the next 5 Myths about coaching.

 You should give the coachee what they want and ask for.
To some extent this is true because you are there as their coach to support and guide them to make the best decisions and to take the actions that they choose to move them towards their goal. So although coaching is a positive encouraging activity this does not mean that you will always agree with your coachee and what they are thinking of doing. You may well spot something that they may have missed or not see any logic in what they are proposing to do. In this case it is your job to point out the new idea that way be helpful to them or to question their ideas and approach – but in such a way that they feel able to accept or reject your suggestions.

 You must just stick to the organisation’s agenda.
You certainly cannot ignore it. The key here is to ensure that the coachee understands the objectives that the organisation has for them from this coaching and ideally that they are working towards achieving them. If they are not then ultimately this is their responsibility to address this with their organisational sponsor or to take the consequences of not complying.

 Anyone can make a suitable coaching subject.
In theory yes but in practice no or certainly not for any one coach. Given that the relationship and a willingness to be open about one’s situation and the possibility of change are fundamental to successful coaching then not everybody is prepared to approach with this positive mindset and able to get successful outcomes from coaching.

 Individuals who receive coaching are just failures at what they do.
No this is not the case. Even the most successful people in their field of endeavour often have a coach. Indeed it is sometimes the ingredient that helps to make them the best performer that they can be.

 No one really changes as a result of being coached.
Yes they can and many do – because they take responsibility for their lives their thinking and their actions and through a number of sometimes small but significant adjustments to their behaviours they move towards maximising their performance, success and satisfaction with life.