Cultivating Coachability: How to leverage coaching readiness so thinkers can optimise value
Clare Norman, MCC, with Dr Sam Humphrey
Right Book Press
978 1915 48349 2
This essential read for coaching professionals explores critical aspects of coaching readiness and its impact on successful outcomes.
The author emphasises the financial and emotional consequences of ignoring the warning signs when someone isn’t ready for coaching. The book identifies where warnings may surface and offers practical strategies to navigate them. It advocates for setting clear boundaries and encourages bite-sized learning chunks, with regular reflection.
The book provides valuable insights and ideas for shifts at each stage of the coaching process. It discusses the significance of relationships and the chemistry call, offering sample questions to enhance these crucial interactions.
There’s a gratifying emphasis on how wellbeing facilitates the coaching process. The author also details how coaches can use supervision during the screening journey, offering practical examples.
The book offers suggestions and questions to assess readiness for coaching, and shares ample free resources and guidance on diplomatically declining any unsuitable clients. It is a valuable addition to any coach’s library.
Sheela Hobden is a coach (PCC), coach supervisor & mentor coach: www.bluegreencoaching.com