THE COACH’S GOALS IN A COACHING SESSION

In Meta-Coaching we often speak about your ability to facilitate your client’s outcomes. And rightly so—that’s what coaching is all about. As a coach, your client sets the agenda and the content of the session and it’s your job to facilitate that. Coaching clients show up as psychologically okay, living in the present, and ready to begin to unleash their potentials. Now what they need is a clearly defined goal— a well-formed outcome.

But what about you? What about the coach? What’s your goals in the coaching session? What are your outcomes with your client?

Strange questions? At first they may seem to be strange especially with the emphasis that we make in Coaching Mastery on accessing the state of knowing-nothing and on releasing your judgments and getting your ego out of the way. And yet, should these not be some of your first and ongoing goals in the sessions with your clients? And if these, what else? What other outcomes would you like to achieve as you coach? Here are some suggestions for the new year.