3 prerequisites to maximize coaching client learning

Coaching outcomes are in direct proportion to client learning.?

That means, that to generate outcomes in coaching, you need to ensure that your clients are learning. There’s a reason why “Cultivating Learning and Growth” is a major component of the?ICF Core Competencies. The more they learn, the better their coaching outcomes.?

Research shows that coaching involves an iterative, three phase learning process:?

First your clients make a?discovery?through the coaching process. This is also known as an insight or learning. If you’re doing your job as a coach, you would then support them to?apply?that learning in their everyday lives, outside of the coaching session. Finally, as your clients iteratively apply and reapply their learning in their lives, and thanks to your consistent presence and active listening, they eventually?integrate?their learning which results in changed behaviour, and ultimately, a changed person.?

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Griffiths, K. & Campbell, M. (2009). Discovering, applying and integrating: The process of learning in coaching. International Journal for Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 7(2), 16-31.?