What are the most effective ways to align your coaching practice with your personal values?

It's an awkward question, almost looks like put together by AI. Anyway. To be a credible coach with impact it is absolutely mandatory that I have my values work done and review it from time to time. Key is congruence. Is my action in line with my values? Am I at peace with my personal ecology? Do I have the self knowing to answer these questions?

Not many of us are brought up with the teachings on the importance of knowing your values. It takes conscious work to honor your values, and aligning them with what you do is crucial for finding fulfillment. I recommend revisiting your values every year as part of a new beginning. Knowing what’s important to you, what drives you, what makes you happy, and what fills your bucket is knowing your values. Make a list of the top 10 and keep it handing. Update it as your needs, life, and circumstances change. Then, use them as your compass for decision-making in career, relationships, and transitions. This will enable you to live and choose consciously.

I always loved Ken Blanchard's take on this - write your obituary - when your time is done what would you truly want people say about you? It is quite a sobering experience but do it right and it could be inspiring - write your best life and then challenge yourself to live it!

The most effective ways to align your coaching practice with your values, based on my experience, are: 1. Be fully conscious regarding the values you have chosen by re-examining them one by one and choose only those that fit the frame given to you by your higher self. 2. Do not accept (without re-examination) values that were given to you by your environment when you were young. 3. Know deeply the content of all the values you have chosen. 4. Be honest with yourself. 5. Choose consciously to live your entire life based on your core values. 6. By choosing consciously to live your entire life based on your core values, inevitably you will achieve to align your professional existence and your coaching practice with your personal values.

Core values are so important to help us choose not only what we want focus our coaching business on but also who you are willing to work with. When we align with the right focus and people… magic happens ??

Never sacrifice your own personal values, with those of others, and understand that diversity exists and the fact that others do not necessarily share your value system directly; this should not distract you from coaching in the right way. Coaching is about skills and competence, whereas mentoring is aligned to the environment in which one operates

I feel it is very important for the coachee to know my philosophy around Leadership excellence. My beliefs and what I am driven by.. if that resonates with the coachee I take the engagement. For me it is essential for a Leader to focus on Excellence and Goal accomplishment with a clear view on what Goals are worth striving for.. A candid discussion in the early stages even prior contracting is important for me. A few instances where despite misgivings, when I did take the coaching engagements- have been a clear learning for me, how important this is.

A coaching philosophy describes your approach and fundamental principles used to create value with clients. It serves to differentiates you from other coaches and should appeal and resonate with the clients you are best positioned to help. A structure you can use: 1. State your mission/focus 2. Your method/approach 3. Your style/values For example: Eugene is passionate about enabling and inspiring leaders to challenge themselves and their teams to reach for peak performance ethically. I first seek to understand life context, beliefs, power dynamics and organisational pressures. I build trust and rapport through empathy and respect. I will give feedback/practical advice where appropriate. I'll believe in you but the work is yours!

I think its important to embed your values within your methodology. Consider the experiences that compromised your values - how will those experience inform your methodology? Reflect on the experiences that affirmed your values, how can that affirmation fuel your methodology? As you create, what resonates with you the most? As you share your methodology, what resonate the most with your clients or thought partners? Practice, share, practice, share, refine. Its a process, but you must feel it and believe "in it."

This is an interesting one! I've met many people who lost their trust in coaching because of bad experiences. In their words, "I felt like I'm just here to talk and hear someone else's opinion and nothing changes except I paid a lot for it". It challenges the conventional coaching methods but by laying out your coaching philosophy is in fact crucial to setting the expectations for the client prior to the engagement. Outlining our "goal" for that coaching engagement will determine how it will go during the coaching program. We ought not to assume our clients already know what to expect.

When meeting with prospective coaching clients, I make it very clear that creativity, humor, and fun are among my top core values, and therefore woven into my coaching approach. If this does not resonate with a prospective client, then I may not be the one for them...which is totally fine.

While being clear about your own values and communicating those transparently, is important, I find it equally important as an executive coach to have flexibility and communicate acceptance of other kinds of values and beliefs. Having enough common ground and/or not having major conflicts in values between a coach and a client is one key to success. However, being open, accepting and continuously learning about other people′s values and being able to coach "across the different values" is a core competence of a coach more than spreading his/her own value system as such.

Building trust is numero uno, if you’re committed to great outcomes at high velocity. So full disclosure right up front, for which you stand. Next, a dash of vulnerability as you deliver your values. Remember, clients want blips of vulnerability. Like cholesterol and inflation, zero vulnerability and too much vulnerability = not good. For example, when I first got clarity and earnestness of the importance of knowing my Why, I stumbled. And was awkward. Obtuse. But eventually, learning to share that experience (storytelling with humor) yields a unique closeness with the coaching client. And then you can get to work.

It's a good idea for coaches to communicate their values and philosophy in the contracting phase, right in the beginning. The coachee will have an unerstanding on what to expect throughout the coaching process.

El proceso de coaching se basa en la confianza entre las partes. Si en la primera reunión no existe ese "match" el proceso no fluye. Comunicar tus valores, tu forma de abordar las sesiones y el proceso end-to-end, te ayudará a transmitir esa confianza, y encontrará puntos en común con la persona. Cosas como la estructura del programa, su duración, objetivos, la escucha activa y la postura de No-Juzgar, han de establecerse claramente, para que la persona no se confunda con un psicologo, un consultor o un mentor

Integrity is what you do when no one is watching. As an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) I take my role as an Executive Coach very seriously because I am held to a higher standard. I am trained to incorporate all of the ICF coaching competencies into my practice. This is where my actions that aligns with my values comes in. If I am utilizing my training in every coaching session this should not be difficult at all. I also appreciate having a code of ethics that I adhere to so when I operate like this my values are easy to align with.

Have you ever heard the simple saying … ‘Be the change you want to see”? Know your values. Identify & embody them. Coach Shannah Kennedy offers a 5 step process with defining values. 1 select, 2 prioritise, 3 contemplate, 4 define, 5 commit. In commit, we Embody them by cutting out what doesn’t align, and spending time in our schedules of time, with what does align. Live and breath them. Speak them. Act them. Demonstrate them. And most importantly: THINK THEM. This builds trust because you are being true to yourself, and authenticity is easily identified. It also brings internal piece. If we aren’t not living and working by our own personal internal values, it is likely that we are unhappy. What values are being crossed?

If the values of the coach and the coaching style is aligned, the actions are most likely to be aligned, too. When congruence exists, integrity follows:) As for respecting confidentiality and privacy, honoring commitments and and agreements, upholding ethical standards and codes of conduct, these all have to be the obliged minimum any coach with any personal values with whatever coaching philosophy she/he prefers.

At times, one can feel misaligned with a team or an organization and not have clarity around why. I have found through coaching my clients that this can be due to a disconnect between personal values and the values of others. As leaders, we must walk the talk. If our teams sense a lack of values in their leaders, they are likely to feel misaligned with their work and their role in the big picture for the organization. As a coach, I hold myself to the standards set by the International Coaching Federation. Understanding how my values align with those consistent in the industry ensure that I am practicing authentically and ethically.

Values define character of a person. As a coach it is important to be authentic. I value punctuality. I am purposed to enable and track real progress of my clients. I demonstrate my respect by sticking to time schedule consistently for all the sessions. This includes follow through actions. Once coaching objective is met, I continue to call and check in periodically, even after years. In a recent call, my client narrated how he has continued to apply effectively a key learning till date. We had closed our coaching objective 9 years ago. He was very appreciative and highlighted the impact it made to decode hidden agenda of people. I respect people and value genuine progress. My actions represent my character.

I would say this is a Must Have to practice coaching according to ones own values, leadership or life purpose etc. These are key areas of coaching as well. If coaches support coachees to live closer to their values and purpose, hence this needs to be as well resonant and aligned for the coaches!

Your values are the foundation of who you are as both a human being and as an executive coach. In the same way that your clients grow and expand through working together, the same thing happens to you as you and your business evolve. It's always a good idea to check in with yourself, your business, and the type of clients you are working with every 3-6 months to make sure you are in alignment. One way to do this is focus on feelings: Is it a joyful experience for you and your client? Do you both feel energized and ready for action and implementation after the session or does one of you feel stuck? Are you uncovering impactful insights that truly help your coachees in their development or have you hit a plateau? Great coach value growth

Valor no meu ponto de vista é uma referência. E essa referência é criada ao longo de nossa vida. Acredito que seja muito difícil mudá-lo, acredito em valores que se adicionam, a medida que vivemos. Valor é aquilo que te fortalece, mesmo diante de situa??es n?o t?o favoráveis ou até de moda.

Having a clear understanding of your values is essential for being a credible coach. Regularly reviewing and aligning your actions with your values ensures congruence, which is crucial for building trust with clients. Developing a deep self-awareness will enable you to answer these questions and maintain personal integrity in your coaching practice.

-Sticking to ethical principles in coaching, such as maintaining confidentiality, respecting clients, and delivering fair services, contributes to alignment with personal values. - Stay committed to continuous improvement by accepting client feedback, adapting to experiences, and staying informed about updates in the coaching. This commitment ensures ongoing alignment with personal values.

Be bold with expressing your values! Some coaches are hesitant to state their values too explicitly because they don't want to turn off potential clients who have different values. Yes, as coaches, we do need to remain open and flexible, and affirm our clients' discovery of their own values. But being timid with our own values doesn't serve us or our clients. By expressing our values visibly and confidently, we can role model the power of deep self awareness and integrity to our clients. This also helps us attract clients who are likely to resonate with our coaching approach. Some people will disagree with our values, and not want to work with us. But in the long run, avoiding those mismatches is really better for all involved.

LinkedIn is an ideal place to share your values and philosophy. Include your values in the "about" section of your profile. Write a post about each value and why each one is so meaningful to you. Use stories and examples to highlight their importance.

While personal values and philosophy are important, the key question is - does the coach embody them. In today's knowledge industry where anyone can be a coach, regardless of training, experience etc., walking your talk becomes key. Check out the people you are considering working with. Follow them on social media. Book a coffee talk. Bring a problem you want to solve. Ask them how they would approach that with you. If the answer brings you closer to a solution than to multiple coaching offers, you have found somebody to reckon with. Check out if leadership coaches have leadership experience, e.g. how big and complex their teams were. Or if transformational life coaches have gone through true transformation processes themselves.

A cultura do êxito implica que o festejado reconhe?a automaticamente que essa vitória seja atribuída a uma equipa, a qual neste caso se circunscreve ao coacher, coachee, colegas do coacher e colegas do coachee. N?o existem vitórias individuais, mas t?o somente de equipa, com os diferentes contributos e participa??es de todos os intervenientes diretos e indiretos.

Remember that in coaching, as in all of life, everything is a choice. We have the choice to align our coaching practice with our personal values, or not. And just like every other choice we make, we get to take responsibility for the results. If we choose to enter into a coaching engagement that is out of alignment with our value structure, consider how effective we will be as a coach in that capacity. Out of integrity. Out of alignment. Unbalanced. While my coaching practice is never prescriptive in nature, my experience warrants this message to my fellow coaches: please act with integrity in all aspects of your practice. This is precious work that we get to do. Holding others in sacred space. Act with integrity. Act with alignment.

The question is - aligning my coaching practice with my personal values - what else to consider? As a coach, I need to know my core values and follow ICF principles to ensure I am showing up as I should. But then, it's all about the client. It's not about me. Again, it's not about me; it's about the client. If a client is looking for a coach, they should ask about the coach's core values, guiding principles, and coaching philosophy to ensure they can build rapport and trust. But then the coach needs to keep the relationship focused on them - the client. It is the client's journey, not the coach's.

Coaching is about the clients situation, journey, and destination. It’s not about you. Have core values as a way for you to make decisions and behave in your own situations, journey, and towards your destination AND don’t make coaching about you. Stay over there with the client. Core values are how to prioritize and make decisions at the intersections along the way and how to behave as we are moving towards our goals.

Follow this response to a question I asked of Elon Musk at the National Press Club about how to land a job at SpaceX. He said, “Don’t tell me about the positions you’ve held, tell me about the problems you’ve solved.” Adapt that to values. Don’t tell about the values you have, give real-life examples of where they were challenged and you stayed true to them. For example, tell about the time you got on a plane and flew to support a client who had just lost a loved one. Share how a client had the courage to turn down a high-paying promotion that would have required 7-day work weeks - and called to thank you for helping him get clarity. Compelling real-world examples beat empty claims. - Sam Horn, CEO of the Intrigue Agency

Yes, it's important that a coaching practice is aligned with personal values - for instance, freedom is my top 1 value, a coaching practice primarily focused on face-to-face wouldn't work for me. However, there isn't necessarily a need to share these with clients. What I find much more useful is to have "principles" that are universal and relevant to both coach & client. For instance, 1) client-fit: if either party feel this isn't there at any point, it should be called out. 2) Integrity: we both commit to doing what we said we'd do. 3) Respect: being on time, giving enough notice for cancelling... etc.