Are you coachable? And if you are - how coachable are you? These are the two questions that my book (It's Not About The Coach) aims to answer. We often don't realise our full potential because we don't take advantage of coaching. Outfits can spend plenty of money on in coming coaches, but, if the coachee isn't ready - the coach will not appear. Just as it makes absolute sense to develop our coaches it makes absolute sense to develop the coachee to make the most of coaching.

As one of the first recognized texts to hit the bookshelves I focus on the coachee so that he/she can get the most from coaching, whether it be an individual or team environment. Enabling readers to connect with the book I designed it on two levels. First, it provides a narrative of what it is like to be a coachee - peppered with personal examples as my observations unfold. Second, I describe theories, tools and techniques that individuals can apply to improve their performance. As I describe in these videos coachability can be summed up by considering your possibilities, challenging perception and changing performance...

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• Consider your possibilities and be aware? Locating your inner drives so that you can be authentic. Embracing change so that you can work on what is getting your attention. Recognizing emotions so that you can move on from situations that have held you back in the past.
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• Challenge your perception and adapt? Developing curiosity so that you can reflect on your performance. Welcoming challenge so that you can create enough tension for improvement. Inviting questions that can take you and others to the next level.
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• Change your performance and action? Setting goals so that you are clear on your direction. Nurturing systems so that the networks around you serve your goals. Harnessing energy so that you have the motivation to be coached.
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Attending to your levels of coachability is a small yet significant contributor to your performance. To get started in this area assess your ability to work with a coach in the 9 areas stated above (in italics). Greater skill in these nine areas (the nine chapters of the book) will allow you to make the right choices when working with a coach, get you ready for coaching and have improved coachability.

But don't take my word for it, here are a couple of endorsements…

“Everyone is a coachee whether it be in sport, work or life - this book will help you to maximize individual potential and even surprise yourself with your hidden talents. Opening the door into developing a necessary method to self coaching. Enjoy the reading, the results will be extraordinary."
Roberto Martinez, Everton FC Premier League football manager

“Stuart Haden gets to the heart of coaching – the coachability of the coachee! Coaches and coachees alike should embrace It’s Not About The Coach to accelerate the crucial transformation that happens when a coachee fully engages their own growth. Bravo!” Kevin Cashman, best selling author, Leadership from the Inside Out

 

 

Stuart Haden is a facilitator, coach, consultant and speaker specializing in optimal performance and founder of Storm Beach.

www.stormbeach.co.uk

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