TRAINERS WHO COACH

Not too long ago in China, I asked several questions of the group who came for Meta-Coach Training: “How many of you are going to make Coaching your profession?” “Who here will have a private practice and make Executive Coaching or Personal Coaching your niche?”

And from what I have been able to detect, most people who are going into the field of Coaching in China, and perhaps most Asian countries, do not go into Coaching as a separate profession. They do not do so to become Personal Coaches, Life Coaches, or external Executive Coaches. Instead, the great majority are managers, leaders, and business owners and enter Coaching as a way to enrich and enhance their managerial and/or leadership skills.

This has certainly been the case with our first experiences in taking Meta-Coaching to Guangzhou China. The first time that I did Coaching Mastery in China (2010), I did most of the “Business” day materials that are in the training manual. Then I got feedback on that. I received feedback that the business materials were not necessary. The participants said they would rather spend time on organizational coaching. So the second time (2011) that is precisely what I did.