I am looking for a place to leave some feedback. Overall I found out session helpful and am glad I did it. I am considering booking another session but a couple things hold me back that I wanted to share with you that hopefully it can help the next person.
Very little positive recognition. Even a starting sentence like "welcome, I'm so glad you are taking interest in improving your career, that is a great first step. " People often go to coaching looking for bolstering of their confidence or just an affirmation that they can make their lives better or improve their situation. A small comment about "yes, you can do this!" Would also be fitting.
Had to push to get advice. Instead of saying "here's what someone who is looking for more work in this area at their company could do-" You would say things like "have you considered looking for more work at your company in that area" then I would counter with "well what advice would you have for someone looking for more work in that area would ask for" and then you would share your advice. This happened several times in the convo and made me feel like I had to fish for your support or recommendations and put the onus on me to get anything out of our convo.
Hands off coaching style- you opened the convo asking me what I wanted to get out of this. That is a good start but a coach should be able to lead the conversation if someone is ambivalent or unable to phrase what they want. "Some people come to me for x,y,z. Do any of those things resonate with you?". Anyone who is coming to coaching has probably tried driving their career or goals on their own for an unspecified amount of time and is looking for that magic click that is going to help them see or manifest their goals. Being overly general will send people back to their own (so far fruitless) searches as they again think they have to drive it completely solo.
Sharing some challenges you came across in your career and how you overcame them. There was one point where you said "the worst thing that can happen if you don't land an interview is you've wasted your time." Worse things can happen, like a person's confidence can be eroded in themselves and their ability to get a job. It can be harder to believe in yourself and you can also lose out on income, connections and career advancement. It felt like you have always had success in your career and didn't really feel like you connected on levels that people seeking coaching are on. Something like"I worked at this for 5 years and still failed! Here is how I kept moving forward or found support in my career."
Thank you for letting me leave this feedback, and I am looking for a place to leave some feedback. Overall I found out session helpful and am glad I did it. I am considering booking another session but a couple things hold me back that I wanted to share with you that hopefully it can help the next person.
Very little positive recognition. Even a starting sentence like "welcome, I'm so glad you are taking interest in improving your career, that is a great first step. " People often go to coaching looking for bolstering of their confidence or just an affirmation that they can make their lives better or improve their situation. A small comment about "yes, you can do this!" Would also be fitting.
Had to push to get advice. Instead of saying "here's what someone who is looking for more work in this area at their company could do-" You would say things like "have you considered looking for more work at your company in that area" then I would counter with "well what advice would you have for someone looking for more work in that area would ask for" and then you would share your advice. This happened several times in the convo and made me feel like I had to fish for your support or recommendations and put the onus on me to get anything out of our convo.
Hands off coaching style- you opened the convo asking me what I wanted to get out of this. That is a good start but a coach should be able to lead the conversation if someone is ambivalent or unable to phrase what they want. "Some people come to me for x,y,z. Do any of those things resonate with you?". Anyone who is coming to coaching has probably tried driving their career or goals on their own for an unspecified amount of time and is looking for that magic click that is going to help them see or manifest their goals. Being overly general will send people back to their own (so far fruitless) searches as they again think they have to drive it completely solo.
Sharing some challenges you came across in your career and how you overcame them. There was one point where you said "the worst thing that can happen if you don't land an interview is you've wasted your time." Worse things can happen, like a person's confidence can be eroded in themselves and their ability to get a job. It can be harder to believe in yourself and you can also lose out on income, connections and career advancement. It felt like you have always had success in your career and didn't really feel like you connected on levels that people seeking coaching are on. Something like"I worked at this for 5 years and still failed! Here is how I kept moving forward or found support in my career."
Thank you for letting me leave this feedback, and I hope that it can give some more color to your coaching and we may have the opportunity to connect in the next session!
