How do I know when to stop coaching?

coaching Apr 04, 2022
 

Video transcript:

So you're getting coaching and everything
is going well. You've achieved a certain
number of performance improvements.
You've focused on all that sort of thing
and you maybe wondering
when do I stop this coaching?
When do I get to a point where I say
to the coach, ok I think I've had
enough sessions for now?
Well one thing I would say is a good
coach will flag that up way in advance.
Because normally when a coach takes
on a client there's normally one
or two key issues that the coach
has agreed that they are
going to work with,
with the particular client
and what typically happens,
from my experience, is you deal
with those one or two issues,
maybe a number of side issues
associated with the particular topic,
but within say three or four sessions
you've cracked the major things,
the side issues, and you may have agreed
some kind of follow-up
session to go on with.
Typically you'll know, you'll know
when you're done and a good coach
will flag that up too.
And they'll say is there anything
else you want to discuss within
coaching or shall we leave
it that for the time being?
You should know.
A good coach will let you know
and you'll know in yourself,
keeping in mind what your
initial intention was in
the coaching relationship.
Be warned that a lot of coaches
come from a therapeutic background
where the model is to essentially
see you on a regular basis for
pretty much as long as they can
get away with because there's
always things to talk about.
That's not good value
coaching in my mind.
So, agree with that?
Disagree with that?
Let me know about what your experience
has been when you've known
when to stop coaching.

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