Coaching can be a powerful and transformative experience, if you are open to the process and willing to invest the time and effort to build awareness, expand your capabilities and shift your thinking or behaviour. Not everyone benefits the same way from coaching and there are certain mindsets or attitudes that ensure a better experience.
Coaching is not counselling/therapy or mentoring. Instead coaching is future-based, forward-focused approach where your coach will ask thought-provoking questions to assist you to find the answers within yourself to move ahead and achieve your goals. As a result, it is important to understand if coaching is the right approach for your current situation and focus.
This self-assessment will give you an immediate indication if you're ready to step out into the unknown and be uncomfortable - to develop yourself to be even more ready to take on the challenges of today's leadership.