For coaching to be effective, potential clients must genuinely desire change and be eager to learn and grow. Their readiness and willingness to engage in coaching directly impact the success of the engagement.

Clients need to be open to self-reflection and personal exploration. If they resist this process, coaching's effectiveness may be limited.

 

The chemistry between the client and coach is essential for a successful partnership. Both parties should feel confident they are a good fit, even if a sponsor initiates the coaching engagement.

Clients must take ownership of their journey and fully commit to the coaching process. Progress may have ups and downs, as meaningful change rarely occurs overnight.

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TRIGGER WARNINGS:
1. Exploring deep-seated beliefs and emotions can be emotionally intense. Some individuals may struggle to confront certain issues, leading to resistance or discomfort.
2. Delving deeper into emotions brings a risk of emotional release. Clients must be vigilant of such a threat and inform the Coach beforehand about any potential emotional overwhelm.

 

There is a questionnaire available to check suitability and readiness for coaching.

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Unfortunately, I won’t be able to engage with the process if a potential client...

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• Suffers from ill mental health. Even though I am professionally trained in therapeutic practices and mental health issues, I am not qualified to work with clients that suffer from OCD, schizophrenia, psychosis, anxiety, depression, PTSD, personality, eating, panic, mood or bipolar disorders;

• Suffers from past or recent trauma, as flashbacks may be triggered during coaching sessions. Such individuals require therapeutic involvement before engaging in coaching;

• Suffers from addiction or substance abuse;

• Prefers blaming and victimhood to embracing responsibility; and

• Isn’t ready to let go of their carved-in belief system and overpowering ego.

 

If a mental health issue is uncovered during the engagement, the recommendation would be to contact a GP or therapist. If I know somebody I trust to address the concern, I will gladly recommend them. Further engagement can be carried out simultaneously with therapy sessions (in this case, the topic of the coaching engagement will likely change) or after therapy sessions are completed.

 

I reserve the right to terminate a coaching engagement if... 

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• I notice any dangerous, criminal, inappropriate, offensive, irresponsible, disrespectful or manipulative tendencies in the client’s behaviour;

• A client isn’t ready to explore new ideas or gets angry or defensive and withdraws from the process when being challenged or receiving feedback they don’t want to hear (ironically, it indicates that this exact topic that creates an adverse reaction must be further investigated).

• A client is disrupting, sabotaging or adversely impacting group sessions.

• The Sponsor initiates coaching engagement to push the individual out or fix a systemic issue beyond the control of the coachee; 

• The Sponsor initiates engagement, the goals of which aren’t in alignment with those of a coachee; 

• The Coach is compelled or pressured by the Sponsor and/or the Client into disclosing or revealing the substance of the Coach's-Client's and/or Coach’s-Sponsor’s meetings; or

• The client disengages from the process and misses over three sessions without addressing the cause of their disengagement.