Avoid These Deadly Corporate Coaching Mistakes
21 deadly coaching mistakes
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Following your agenda versus theirs – our favourite approach, assessment, etc.
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Not being aware of the culture, the history – jargon, abbreviations
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Lack of confidentiality
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Forgetting who the real client is
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Stop growing personality – personal development. Not being open to our own personal growth; not understanding how and why our won personal foundation as a coach relates to our success and the success of the client.
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Stop growing professionally – letting the leading edge coaching methodology pass you by – professional development.
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Missing those coaching opportunities right before your eyes; missing the signals when another opportunity to coach is presented.
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Writing a vague contract; minimising the importance of presenting the well crafted formal proposal – not being specific and promising more than you can deliver.
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Thinking the corporation is all about money – all about making money and the bottom line.
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Not thinking the corporation is about the money and getting results.
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Ignoring liability considerations – contracts, insurance, structure of the firm.
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Personal barriers – arrogance, ego, mood.
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Not fixing your style – communication, dress, approach.
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Not understanding how personal foundation of the client ties to results.
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Becoming lost in the journey with your client; not knowing where you are and where you are going.
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Not learning the language of the client.
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Depending on one person’s viewpoint
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Not setting goals that are SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time bound).
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Personalising – taking responsibility for everything, leading to feeling guilty or even angry.
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Mind reading – making assumptions about what others are thinking or feeling.
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Yes-but-ism – the tendency to find the negative that outweighs the positive
Coaching is about being positive and goal-focused. However, here are 21 deadly mistakes to avoid.
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