HOW COULD YOUR GREAT COACHING GO WRONG?

Your client walks in, plops down in your coaching chair, you ask the question, “What do you want?” and off you go on the coaching adventure. Simple. Obvious. Your client, who does not need therapy, is there to make his or her life better. And you are there as a “making life better” facilitator. It’s a happy marriage. Right? What could go wrong? Well, actually lots of things. Here’s a list of some of the things that could go wrong: One of you is in a bad mood. Mis-diagnoses go unchallenged. Goals don’t develop. You never get specific; you stay in lala land. You induce the wrong kind of states. You reinforce limiting beliefs. You immunize a person against change. You fail to inspire. You fail to challenge. You get caught up in the details.