FOREWORD

 
 

Thousands of coaches have completed the Coach Training Program at Coach U. As the owner of Coach Inc. and as a seasoned coach, I have had the privilege of working with many of them. In the process, I have found that the most successful coaches have a few key qualities.

The most successful coaches are demonstrably caring. Coaching is a people-development profession, not just an information-based one. Given that coaches spend much of their time developing, supporting, and training their clients; caring about their clients and their success and their values is the oil that keeps the coaching process working smoothly. Without true caring, the coach’s effectiveness drops significantly.

The most successful coaches have the “spark.” There ...

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