Finding the Right Coach

Vicki Willing – 2017

Here are a few tips on finding a coach that suits your individual needs.

  • Do your research – there are a lot of coaches out there
  • Visit the ICF website – International Coaching Federation
  • Ensure that the coach has had extensive coach specific training
  • Make sure the coach is an ICF member, therefore signed up to a strict code of conduct
  • Make sure that their coach specific training is ICF accredited
  • Seek out experienced coaches, although you may get great results and pay less with someone just starting out
  • Speak to existing clients
  • Try to find a ´goodness of match´ – someone you click with, as coaching is a unique partnership
  • Don´t choose an advice giver – this is not coaching
  • Go into coaching genuinely motivated to move forward, or it will be a waste of time
  • If you would like to work with me I generally prefer to have a phone conversation first to establish if what I am offering is the best possible service for your needs at this time

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