{"id":175,"date":"2010-08-09T12:24:44","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T17:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leadershipintherealworldblog.com\/?p=175"},"modified":"2010-08-09T12:24:44","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T17:24:44","slug":"what-a-coaching-client-wanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.leadershipintherealworldblog.com\/index.php\/2010\/08\/what-a-coaching-client-wanted\/","title":{"rendered":"What a Coaching Client Wanted"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was recently reviewing some pre-work from a new executive coaching client prior to our first meeting<\/strong>. One of the questions in the pre-work is “What are your expectations of me as a coach?”<\/p>\n

His response: “Sounding bored<\/em>.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now of course we all realize he meant “sounding board”–he’s looking for someone to bounce ideas off of, so to speak. But there’s something about the irony of a coach who sounds “bored” that made me chuckle.<\/p>\n

This was good for me to read for two reasons:<\/p>\n

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  1. On those days when I’m meeting with coaching clients back-to-back-to-back-to-back that I don’t come off as bored! I need to make sure I’m fully there and engaged, which generally isn’t a problem–just a good reminder. That may be a good reminder for you as well as you go through another one-on-one with a team member today and you’re tempted to check e-mail or let your thoughts wander to pressing matters.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Spelling matters, and spell checkers will only help so much!\u00a0My client’s situation\u00a0was a harmless play on words, but we all know of situations where inattentiveness to spelling led to more severe consequences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here’s to a day when you are a sounding board<\/em> to your team, not just someone who is sounding bored<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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