What Do You Look For in an Executive Coach?

What Do You Look For in an Executive Coach?

John Spence John Spence

John Spence

One of the top business and leadership experts in the world.

发布日期: 2022年10月19日
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I was interviewed the other day by a potential coaching client. He asked me about my approach to coaching. How often I interacted with my clients? Some of the other industries I had worked in. How long had I been coaching? Then he asked me a question that I thought was superb.

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"John, if you were going to get an executive coach, what would you look for?" Here is my reply.

  • Complete honesty and integrity.
  • Their values align with mine.
  • The courage to speak with candor. Someone who will tell me things I don't want to hear.?
  • Solid business experience (does not have to be in my industry, often, it is better if not).
  • A lifelong learner.
  • Someone who won't try to tell me how to run my business.
  • Someone I can trust to keep things confidential.
  • A sense of humor.
  • Someone who asks excellent questions and is an?intense listener.
  • Someone who does not need me as a client. That way, they won't be focused on money.

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Hiring an executive coach is a significant investment of your time and money. It's essential to ask them lots of questions. You want someone who will be a good match for what you are trying to achieve. The right coach can make a tremendous positive impact on your career and your business.?Choose wisely.?


Please visit my site at?https://johnspence.com/contact/?if you want to get in contact with me. I’d love to hear from you.

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Rick Tiedemann

Chief Abundance Officer & Executive Offsite Speaker

2 年

John, I look for a coach who has a Possibilitarian approach to life. These folks view the world through the lense of opportunity and wonder vs through a lense of victimhood. I also want to see consistent behaviors that demonstrate to me that they routinely/daily invest in their own physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being.

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Grant Dempsey

Reflective Inquirer and Insight Coach

2 年

Great list, I think it depends on who is paying. If a person is seeking personal coaching I think they are probably seeking insight so I ?would add, ‘someone who can make me aware of the things that are holding me back and the opportunities I’m missing’?

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Niraj Kapur

Overcome sales objections, ghosting and prospecting challenges. Personalised 1:1 Sales & LinkedIn coaching. Interactive Group Training. Influencer marketing deals with Salesforce, BRITA and Hubspot

2 年

All valuable points John Spence A lifelong learner is my favourite. So many people don't learn or learn when it suits them - that's now how you get the best results.

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Mike Sawchuk

Help BSCs & In-house Cleaning Ops with their pain points, and then provide consistently superior results. Also help mfgs & distributors achieve true strategic growth. Author. Speaker.

2 年

Great advice on what to look for in an executive/business coach.

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