Coaching Credo of Coachinghouse
Coaching is relational, requiring commitment, time, openness, chemistry and trust.
- Trust
You can’t make progress in coaching if you don’t truly believe your coach is highly competent, and a honest professional. Further, you have to fully believe your coach is bringing her/ his own commitment and expertise to the table, in order to unleash your full potential.
- Commitment
Commitment to coaching takes motivation, resolve and investment. Further, you must resolve to stay committed: there will inevitably be times in coaching where you feel yourself losing steam, getting frustrated or not progressing. Finally, there must be a financial investment - either from your company or out of your own pocket - for true commitment
- Time
With commitment comes protection of the time required for coaching. Time must be allotted, protected and honored for the process to work. Deep, meaningful coaching takes time - both the time you spend in each session, and the time you each commit to working together on different exercises (Fieldwork).
- Coachability
If you do not enter the coaching contract open to the process, you will get nowhere. Being coachable is one of the biggest prerequisites for coaching success. Those who are open to the idea of coaching, who are willing to engage earnestly in the process, will absorb and ascend because of it.
- Chemistry
Coaches are very human and, in that, have very different styles, personalities and approaches. Be sure to discuss your lack of chemistry with your coach first, however, as there may be a chance to course correct or ask for another coach.
