A fancy title for a simple idea highlighted by a very insightful client during our inital scoping / contracting conversation when we were talking about what they wanted from the coaching.
After some discussion they commented that what they wanted more than any specific outcome from this period of coaching was to learn a process for self-development and to understand how coaching fitted into that. This would equip them to deal with future challenges.
Clients don't usually recognise this up front, but my own experience is that it is an important and valuable part of coaching. What I have found after being coached many times over the years (and then coaching others) is that the more I understand the process, the better my self-reflection AND the more clearly I can see when I'm stuck and need someone else to help me. And the more effectively I can then use them to coach me - I have become a better coachee!
This is why it is an important part of my model - the "L" in my SPIRAL mnemonic - and why I try to be so transparent about the coaching process. As I've said before, the outcomes from coaching can be magical... but it isn't magic!
