Finding the Right Coach
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
