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Part 1 of a four part series by Barbara Fagan
Coaching Accountability
Part I: Creating Awareness for New Possibilities In working with new coaches, I find that one of their greatest barriers is understanding the value of coaching accountability. Many times I have heard that coaches fear conflict and getting messy when they explore accountability with their clients. Accountability Creates Ownership One of the greatest gifts of having a coach is that we are here for our clients in ALL-ways to support them and celebrate positive outcomes. Also, we are here to inquire about barriers and blocks that keep our clients from achieving the goals they desire. You cannot have one without the other and be an effective coach. In this expert series we will explorethe value of coaching accountability as an effective way for clients to produce the results they say they want. So before we get started in coaching tools that will assist you and your clients, let's talk about what accountability really means in coaching. Accounting vs. Blaming In our world today there is more talk than ever before about accountability than in any recent history. Why? Well because our global economy has nearly collapsed and SOMEBODY is to blame! This is the generally accepted worldview. That is the first mistake we make when we talk about accountability. Many people think of accountability as a way to keep score and manage results. True accountability creates awareness and opens the possibilities for new actions and perhaps beliefs, and even a "New Attitude" as the song goes. Accountability simply means to have ownership for all results -either working or not working. Most people love to claim positive results and will tell you all the things they did to GET them and are so reluctant to have that same sense of excitement when looking at the results that they did not want. Simply put, accountability means that I am Able-to-Account for the choices I made or am making that lead to the outcomes I have now. The opportunity here is the POWER OF CREATION...not being at effect of circumstances-but in the driver's seat of their life regarding ownership of the choices they make in ANY given moment. Why is it so hard for people to look at all their choices and the results as a means to be accountable? I believe that most human beings do not want to feel like they have done something wrong. Imagine how Thomas Edison would have felt if he would have been unwilling to be accountable for all the mistakes that he made on the way to creating the light bulb??!! Accountability Is Empowering It is our hope that you experienced fresh insight to being transformative in life for self and clients so that we are all living at choice. The practices from each series are ways to strengthen our own transformative nature, to remember our natural rhythm and be that in the world. Many times I ask clients to say the following when they make mistakes and end up with an outcome they did not anticipate or desire. "I had an opportunity to make a mistake and I TOOK IT!! So what... now what! What can I learn from this, moving forward?" The great news about coaching accountability is that it opens a space/possibility for real inquiry for both the coach and the client. There is no right or wrong, there are just the results and together we look for what new learning has been created. What gems can be gleaned from the results? There are no good or bad results - there are just results. Looking from a NEUTRAL place, without judgment, allows for a powerful relationship with our results and what choices were made to produce them. It is what we choose to do with them that truly count. As a coach this might be a good time to take an inventory on how you address accountability with your clients. How are you working with your clients to create ownership of their results and curiosity? As coaches we must always embrace the resourcefulness of our clients and the choices they have. What powerful questions do you ask your clients that will assist them in having a deeper understanding about why they have what they have? In our next section, I will share some powerful tools to help you work with your clients on being resourceful and accountable for all that they create. About our expert: Barbara Fagan is the President of Resource Realizations, Inc. and the Director of The Resource Academy which trains and certifies professional coaches. She has worked as a master coach and facilitator within the U.S. and international businesses community for over twenty years. Barbara began coaching in 1987 before it was a "known" profession. She is an excellent coach for individuals and businesses involved in the change process, which includes working through career transitions, defining strategic business imperatives and communicating with clarity to reach alignment. She is affiliated with the International Coach Federation and the International Association of Coaches. 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