12 factors that impact successful coaching outcomes

12 elements of coaching which have been shown to impact most upon successful coaching outcomes:

1. trust and confidentiality within a coaching relationship;
2. communication within the partnership;
3. coaches’ multi-level, active engagement in deep listening;
4. coaches’ ability to generate powerful questions;
5. feedback (self-generated or coach-generated);
6. self-regulated movement through the coaching cycle;
7. the degree of self-monitoring, self-evaluation and self-awareness generated;
8. focusing on the client;
9. the generation of accountability and responsibility;
10. the development of problem-solving techniques;
11. the provision of a support system for concrete action and practice; and
12. dealing with aspects of self-sabotage, resistance and emotions.

 

 

Reference:

Griffiths, K. (2008). Discovering, applying and integrating self-knowledge: A grounded theory study of learning in life coaching (Ph.D). Centre for Learning Innovation, Queensland University of Technology.