Written by Harold Robert Meyer, MBA, BCC, SCAC and Susan Karyn Lasky, MS, BCC, SCAC
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Some of these questions are really important, while others may be important to only certain people, or when there are specific needs. Your goal, as an “educated consumer” is to know what you want and to get the best input as to whether the coach you are speaking with is a good match for your needs.
A good coach needs certain skills, but most important is the chemistry between you and your coach. You want a coach who can understand you, your history and background (although they need not be an expert in your field or have had a similar history themselves). You want a coach who can help you to define and achieve your goals, who will inspire you and hold you accountable.
A coach need not have a background in counseling. After all, a coach is not supposed to be your therapist. In fact, you might benefit from having a coach who has some experience in the industry or type of work that you do. A coach may be a graduate of a coaching program, but that is not a guarantee that they can help you. Experience and innate ability are often more important than training. Most important is whether you can trust and respect your coach.
Here are some questions you may want to ask when interviewing prospective coaches. Decide which questions are most important to you and prepare a list of them in advance of your call/email contact.
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Harold Meyer and Susan Lasky are both Board Certified and Senior Certified ADHD Coaches.
To contact the authors: haroldmeyer@addrc.org
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