Partnering with me is low barrier. Rather than offering time-intensive materials to study, translate and employ, I work with you to determine your growth or pain points, deepest challenges, and obstacles to the future. We’ll create a strategy in alignment with your internal and environmental context that you face today. In doing so, you will have a confidential sounding-board and trusted advisor, offering analysis, feedback, challenge, and if needed, resources and more.

Before hiring a coach, consider both personal and professional aspects to ensure a compatible and fruitful partnership. Here are the top 10 questions to ask yourself in considering a coach:

1.     What Are My Specific Goals? Understand what you hope to achieve. Are you looking to improve leadership skills, enhance team dynamics, work on personal development, transition into different role or company, or identify a “low-grade fever?”

2.     Why Do I Need Coaching Now? The right timing for coaching helps align the process with current needs and challenges. Is there a new role, a significant change in the organization, or personal growth that needs attention?

3.     What's My Budget to ROI? Knowing your willingness to invest in yourself ensures that you find a coach who fits within those parameters and can deliver value. 

4.     What Coaching Style Resonates with Me? Different coaches have different methodologies and approaches. Reflecting on what style you connect with ensures a generative and transformative relationship. 

5.     Am I Ready to Commit Time and Effort? Coaching demands time, energy, and a willingness to change. Are you prepared to invest in the process fully, both during sessions and in-between?

6.     What Qualifications and Experience Should My Coach Have? Consider the qualifications and experience of a coach to help you choose someone who understands your spoken and unspoken needs and who can effectively co-create alongside you.

7.     How Will I Measure Success? How will you know if coaching is successful? Establish clear metrics for success to ensure that you and your coach have tangible goals to work towards.

8.     Am I Open to Honest Feedback and Change? Coaching often requires confronting uncomfortable truths and making significant changes. Are you open to receiving candid feedback and acting on it?

9.     How Will Coaching Fit into My Current Responsibilities? Balancing coaching with other responsibilities requires integrating regular coaching and follow-up work into your existing schedule.

10.  What Do I Expect from the Coach-Client Relationship? My (Rob’s) expectations are simple: Communicate frequently and honestly and commit to the process.

By addressing these questions, you position yourself to select a coach who aligns with your unique needs, goals, and circumstances. It's a self-reflective process that helps ensure that the coaching relationship is not only effective but also personally fulfilling, enjoyable, and transformative.