How can you demonstrate commitment and accountability to your executive coaching process?

Executive coaching is a powerful tool for personal and professional growth, but it also requires a high level of commitment and accountability from both the coach and the coachee. How can you demonstrate that you are fully engaged and responsible for your own learning and development in the coaching process? Here are some tips to help you show up and follow through in your executive coaching journey.

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1 Set clear and realistic goals

One of the first steps in any coaching process is to define your goals and expectations. What do you want to achieve, improve, or change through coaching? How will you measure your progress and success? How will you align your goals with your values, vision, and mission? Setting clear and realistic goals will help you focus your efforts, track your outcomes, and communicate your needs and desires to your coach. It will also help you avoid frustration, confusion, or disappointment if your goals are too vague, ambitious, or unrealistic.

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Sara Thingvold

I am a certified ICF MCLC Coach who works with individuals, couples, & work groups, RLT, Based in MN. I meet with people locally and globally. sara@sarathingvold.com
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Setting clear and realistic goals is very important. However, I recommend getting to know oneself better before identifying dreams and goals because you need to know yourself to avoid wasting your valuable time, energy, and money. First, identify your purpose in life - what is the reason you are here, and what is the legacy you want to leave. Your purpose will give you clarity and others' clarity as to how you make your choices. Second is identifying your values. Values give movement to living within your purpose, and the vision is the how. Now is when stating dreams and setting clear and realistic goals make so much more sense because now you know your destination.

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2 Be open and honest

Another key element of commitment and accountability is to be open and honest with yourself and your coach. This means being willing to share your strengths, weaknesses, challenges, fears, hopes, and aspirations. It also means being receptive to feedback, suggestions, and insights from your coach, even if they are uncomfortable or challenging. Being open and honest will help you build trust and rapport with your coach, as well as increase your self-awareness and self-confidence. It will also help you identify and overcome any barriers or obstacles that may hinder your growth and development.

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DEBORAH BROWN-VOLKMAN

Career Goals Advisor to Fortune 500 Executives 🌹 LinkedIn “New Job” Search Strategist 🌹Trauma Survivor & Resilience Expert
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We say we want accountability, but we don't always want it for ourselves. You will experience resistance. One of the hardest things we can do in our career is look at ourselves. It would be much easier if challenges were outside of us. I have found that not to be the case. Challenges begin with us. Patterns are our own to discover and break. Accountability to an objective party (your coach) helps to make that happen.

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3 Take action and reflect

Commitment and accountability also involve taking action and reflecting on your results. This means applying what you learn from your coach, experimenting with new behaviors or strategies, and trying out different approaches or perspectives. It also means reviewing your actions, evaluating your outcomes, and learning from your successes and failures. Taking action and reflecting will help you translate your goals into reality, test your assumptions and beliefs, and discover what works and what doesn't for you. It will also help you adjust your goals, plans, or actions as needed, based on your feedback and experience.

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Dr. Gina Lepore, MBA, PMP, PCC

I Work With Corporate Teams to Build Trust and Increase Productivity // I partner with business leaders to design and implement organizational change // I use metaphor and allegories to help you unlock your vision
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The success of the coaching process will depend on your willingness to take action and make changes in your behavior and thinking. This may involve stepping out of your comfort zone, but the rewards are significant. Lean into the discomfort and trust that something good is on the other side. Act with courage. Courage is a muscle that can be strengthened over time. Courage is often misunderstood as the absence of fear, but in reality, courage is the ability to face fear and take action in spite of it. It's about stepping outside your comfort zone and taking risks, even when you're scared. If you wait for fear to disappear before taking action, you may never take that first step. Acknowledge your fears, but don't let them hold you back.

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4 Seek and offer support

Another way to demonstrate commitment and accountability is to seek and offer support from and to others. This means reaching out to your coach, peers, colleagues, friends, or family for guidance, encouragement, or feedback. It also means sharing your insights, achievements, or challenges with them, and acknowledging their contributions or achievements. Seeking and offering support will help you create a network of allies, mentors, or role models who can inspire, motivate, or challenge you. It will also help you foster a culture of learning, collaboration, and appreciation among your stakeholders.

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5 Celebrate and appreciate

Finally, commitment and accountability also involve celebrating and appreciating your journey and your results. This means recognizing your efforts, achievements, and improvements, and rewarding yourself for them. It also means expressing gratitude to your coach, yourself, and others who have supported or influenced you along the way. Celebrating and appreciating will help you boost your morale, confidence, and satisfaction, and reinforce your positive habits and behaviors. It will also help you acknowledge the value and impact of your coaching process, and inspire you to continue your growth and development.

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Dr. Gina Lepore, MBA, PMP, PCC

I Work With Corporate Teams to Build Trust and Increase Productivity // I partner with business leaders to design and implement organizational change // I use metaphor and allegories to help you unlock your vision
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Executive coaching is more than a tool for improving your professional skills and performance. It can also be a powerful way to develop your emotional intelligence (EQ) and become a more effective and empathetic leader. EQ is the ability to recognize and manage our own emotions, as well as understand and influence the emotions of others. It's a critical skill for effective leadership and communication and can lead to better relationships and higher performance. Individuals can work on developing their emotional intelligence by increasing their self-awareness, learning to regulate their emotions, and improving their ability to empathize with others leading to improved communication, stronger relationships, and better decision-making.

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5 Celebrate and appreciate

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