CHAPTER23Output 3: Your Professional Development Plan

THE THIRD OUTPUT OF YOUR PERSONAL MODEL IS A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR YOURSELF AS COACH. THIS PLAN TAPS INTO THE STRENGTHS AND GAPS OF BOTH YOUR APPROACH TO COACHING AND YOUR PRACTICE PLAN FOR GETTING more coaching work. Addressing your areas for growth strengthens your approach and potentially increases your effectiveness in the marketplace.

Every coach should have a personal agenda for becoming a better coach. Below are developmental ideas from other coaches’ Personal Models that reflect their awareness of competencies that need to be developed. They tend to be more interpersonal and emotional competencies than cognitive ones.

I need to upgrade my listening and communication skills in order ...

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