Self-care for Coaching Readiness After Coach Training: Life Coach Training, Executive Coaching Certification, Business Coaching Training Or Career Coach Certification

Coaches who complete life coach training, executive coaching certification, business coaching training or career coach certification are in the business of coaching because they want to help make a difference for others. Coaches are passionate about helping people improve and achieve.

In our enthusiasm for other people, how well do we coaches take care of ourselves after our coach training? While we recognize the importance of balance, how often – in our motivation for coaching and our willingness to work hard – does our own balance go by the wayside?

Interestingly, the Code of Ethics for coaches, as published by the ICF, and taught in the Center for Coaching Certification’s life coach training, executive coaching certification, business coaching training, and career coach certification includes recognizing personal issues that may impair ability to coach effectively. The obvious personal issues include experience, training, and expertise. The less obvious issues include mental, physical, and emotional energy levels – all connected to self-care. This means that self-care for coaches is an ethical responsibility — so that we are at our best when working.

Specific Tips for Self-care:

• Exercise at an appropriate level.
• Eat right.
• Schedule a minimum of one day a week for being off-line.
• Plan a fun time out at least every other week.
• Know yourself for maximum hours to work and your relaxation time requirements.

Summer is coming and ideally plans include a vacation or staycation – this supports balance and is part of self-care too, so enjoy knowing having fun and relaxing is doing the right thing!

Measuring Coaching ROI from Executive Coaching Certification, Life Coach Training, Career Coach Certification and Business Coaching Training

When building your business after executive coaching certification, life coach training, career coach certification, business coaching training, there is more than one bottom line to consider when measuring ROI: both the intangible (qualitative) and the tangible (quantitative) impact are equally important. Additionally, there are multiple outcomes of each type.

Intangible benefits from coaching following executive coaching certification, life coach training, career coach certification and business coaching training include enhanced inter-personal relationships, a more positive attitude, improved process for strategizing and decision making, and a greater level of awareness. The intangible ROI is unique to every coaching situation because what the coachee learns and changes is different. A note: the comfort level of the coachee with their coach impacts the benefits.

The tangible ROI from coaching after executive coaching certification, life coach training, career coach certification and business coaching training can be quantified through numbers and formulas and it also varies based on the coaching situation. For example, in a business setting, bottom line measures may include productivity, sales, and turnover costs. The tangible number, how much achieving the goal changed the bottom line, is divided by how much the coaching cost in terms of hours spent plus dollars invested.

A best practice for measuring ROI in coaching is to talk with a sponsor and / or with individual coachees prior to starting the coaching relationship(s). In the conversation, ask what they want to gain from the coaching and ask how they want to measure it. Then, throughout the coaching relationship, check in with them on whether they are gaining what they want from the coaching. When a sponsor or coachee focuses on only tangible or intangible benefits, then ask questions about the other type too.

ICF-Approved Coach Training: Executive Coach Training, Life Coach Training, Career Coach Certification, and Business Coaching Training Offer Coaching Program Resources

When creating and managing a coaching program, consider the resources that are appropriate. The resources are for three different things: managing the program, supporting the coaches, and supporting the coachees. Coach training programs provide resources after Executive Coach Training, Life Coach Training, Career Coach Certification, and Business Coaching Training. Additionally, the schools and companies offering services provide resources.

• Resources for managing the program include appropriate training or consulting services, the expenses of administration, the time and cost of training for the program managers, and time for running the program.
  
  
• Resources for the coaches include coach training for coaches; specifically ICF-approved executive coach training, life coach training, career coach certification and business coaching training such as the coaching certification offered at the Center for Coaching Certification; access to information on coaching, access to information appropriate for supporting coachees, a list of resources available to coachees, time and a place for coaching, helpful forms and coaching tools such as the ones offed after completing coach training at the Center for Coaching Certification, ongoing coaching for the coaches, and a contact person for questions and concerns.
  
  
• Resources for coachees include access to training when appropriate for skill development, access to information for self-directed learning, access to a form for reporting on progress, and a contact person for questions and concerns.

Planning the program includes planning the budget and the time. In the initial stages coach training and / or consulting services are also explored and put in place. In developing a program manual, include listings or create directories of forms, resources for training and learning, options for meeting space, and contacts. Provide the information to both coaches and coachees during a program orientation.

4 Steps for Distinguishing Coaching and HR Functions from Coach Training for Executive Coaching Certification

Coach training provides awareness of the importance to ensuring coaching is maximized following Executive Coaching Certification. Coaching sessions are different from HR meetings and amongst the most important distinctions are confidentiality and the relationship.

Confidentiality:

In coach training at the Center for Coaching Certification, the differences between coaching and all other roles are clarified in the life coach training, executive coaching certification, career coach certification and business coaching training classes. Specifically, HR records are confidential and they are owned by the company. Coaching session notes are even more confidential and are owned by the coach and the coachee. This means the notes are kept either on paper or on a personal computer because notes on a company computer or in a company email are owned by the company and discoverable.

The Relationship:

The HR professional is by necessity loyal to the company and the company is their client. For a coach, including internal coaches, the coachee is their client.

Coach training for executive coaching certification teaches that the separation of these roles enhances the value of coaching because of confidentiality and trust. Specifically, when the coachee knows that what they say is kept between them and their coach, they are given permission to openly discuss challenges and strategies, and to develop an effective action plan.

The steps for separating HR meetings from coaching sessions include:

1. Review and compare the company Code of Ethics, HR Policies, and the ICF Code of Ethics.
2. Define the separation of coaching and HR meetings and publish the distinction.
3. For each meeting state clearly whether it is an HR meeting or a coaching session.
4. Keep all records for HR as per requirements and keep all coaching session notes as per coaching ethics.

Both HR functions and coaching relationships benefit from this separation. The Center for Coaching Certification emphasizes the benefits of coaching in the life coach training, executive coaching certification, career coach certification and business coaching training classes. Specifically, done correctly, coaching supports employee engagement and productivity which in turn enhances outcomes for HR and for the company.