Are you ready for coaching?Systemic coaching is a potentially life-changing experience.Here is a short questionnaire for you to complete to check how ready you are. Being coached does need a certain mental readiness!
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Want unequal standing with coach
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Want partnership with coach
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Want direction only
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Want to work things out for self
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Perceive it as remedial process
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Perceive it as enhancing performance
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Have no choice of coach
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Have choice of coach
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Perceive only benefits for organisation
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Perceive benefits for organisation and personal
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Want passive involvement
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Want active involvement
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Technical learning
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Non-technical learning
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Feel no responsibility for career/personal development plan
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Feel responsible for career/personal development plan
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No interest in changing
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Open to change
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Will only make the time and effort if circumstances permit
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Prepared to make the time and effort
Results
Majority in 1 to 3: If you have the choice, I would seriously think again. Particularly if you have given a low score for 8, 9 and 10. Being coached needs your commitment.
Majority in 2 to 4: Have a look at which ones you have scored 2. You are more likely to achieve value for money when you have higher scores. Once more your answers to 8, 9 and 10 particularly significant. If it’s about the cost, I would like to suggest you are worth it. Imagine yourself being that person you know you can be ‘if only …’.
Majority in 3 to 5: Go for it! What are you waiting for? All you need to do now is find a coach that suits you.