May 2008 Archives
Donna Steinhorn, a Life, Executive and Mentor Coach, has written an article well summarizing what you need to become a successful coach. She mentioned:
What you need to become a coach
While there are currently no restrictions preventing anyone from hanging out a shingle and saying they're a coach, most often those folks are not really coaching...they maybe be consulting, counseling or advising...but they are not coaching. To be a successful coach requires more than declaring yourself to be one.
You need:
1) Coach Training. Coaching uses specific skills and it's important to learn them correctly.
2) A mentor coach. Or more than one. It's impossible to coach others if you have never been coached yourself.
3) A strong personal foundation. People are hiring you to help them achieve success, overcome challenges, live a better life. They expect you to have done all those things as well.
4) Business know-how. Coaching is a business. You need to know how to run a business. More so if you want to lead teleclasses, write books or ebooks, create programs and ecourses.
5) Marketing know-how. You need clients...you'll need to know how to market yourself, or hire someone to do it for you.
6) Resources. Coaching resources and tools, business resources and tools. Marketing resources and tools.
You need:
1) Coach Training. Coaching uses specific skills and it's important to learn them correctly.
2) A mentor coach. Or more than one. It's impossible to coach others if you have never been coached yourself.
3) A strong personal foundation. People are hiring you to help them achieve success, overcome challenges, live a better life. They expect you to have done all those things as well.
4) Business know-how. Coaching is a business. You need to know how to run a business. More so if you want to lead teleclasses, write books or ebooks, create programs and ecourses.
5) Marketing know-how. You need clients...you'll need to know how to market yourself, or hire someone to do it for you.
6) Resources. Coaching resources and tools, business resources and tools. Marketing resources and tools.
Coaching Organizations
- International Association of Coaches
- An independent coaching organization that provides resouces and certification.
- International Coach Federation
- The oldest coach association, with a fee-based coach directory and annual conference. The grandaddy.
When I joined Coachville for learning coaching in 2001 when Thomas was still alive, I was surprised on the concept of building my own R & D Team. In the business world, R & D usually means something with heavy investment and key for a company's future development. I buy the idea of the latter one but could not afford for the former requirement.
I got the answer after investing time to digest WHY, WHAT and HOW on Thomas' idea and really put it in to my practice.
WHY it works?
- The Rule of Attraction -
- The Rule of Creativity -
- The Rule of Humility -
- The Rule of Collaboration -
- The Rule of Sharing -
WHAT is it all about?
- A Matter of New and Unique Ideas
- A Matter of Collaborative Wisdom
- A Matter of Simple Structure
- A Matter of Supportive System
- A Matter of Continuous Development
HOW to do it?
- Step 1 - Why do you want to have your R & D Team?
- Step 2 - What is your Theme to Focus?
- Step 3 - Check your existing Network Resources.
- Step 4 - Set up a simple Framework to help your team members to help you.
- Step 5 - Be Flexible to accept whichever the outcome and examine their value and impact.
- Step 6 - Be Persistance in the project time and sub-goals.
- Step 7 - Celebrate and share the outcome of the R & D with your team members.
(to be con't)
