{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Intention","provider_url":"https:\/\/iaai.nl\/en\/","title":"What is coaching? 9 mythbusters surrounding coaching - Intention","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"g0c8n9bKaP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iaai.nl\/en\/what-is-coaching-9-mythbusters-surrounding-coaching\/\">What is coaching? 9 mythbusters surrounding coaching<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/iaai.nl\/en\/what-is-coaching-9-mythbusters-surrounding-coaching\/embed\/#?secret=g0c8n9bKaP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is coaching? 9 mythbusters surrounding coaching&#8221; &#8212; Intention\" data-secret=\"g0c8n9bKaP\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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The demand for coaching is increasing and so is the supply of coaches. At the same time, we find that there are still many unknowns or inaccuracies about what coaching actually is and does. To support you in &#8216;seeing the forest for the trees&#8217;, in this article we will discuss 9 statements or &#8216;mythbusters&#8217; around coaching. Are they true, are they false and where is the nuance. Mythbuster #1 Coaching is not therapy WHERE Are there many similarities between coaching and therapy? Yes indeed! Both involve a form of counseling. However, the approach is different. As a professional coach (or if you are looking for a coach or therapist) it is important to (re)understand the difference between the two forms of guidance. What are the main differences? Therapy (including psychology and psychiatry) is about analyzing, uncovering and recovering. Coaching is about exploration, discovery and development. Therapy is focused on working with (and healing) the past and present. Coaching is developmental and future-oriented In (transformational) coaching the cooperation is equal there is a partnership. In therapy, the therapist is the content expert. Coaches are not medical or healthcare professionals. Coaching supports in clarifying goals, identifying obstacles and opportunities, and making concrete steps. Coaches focus on achieving a goal. The process between a coach and coachee focuses on awareness, action and results. What is coaching and what is therapy? In a nutshell (somewhat black and white), the main difference is in the approach of the coach. A coach sees his coachee as whole, complete and endowed with his own resourcefulness. A therapist generally has the line of approach that there is something wrong with the client, a trauma has taken place and this needs to be healed, resolved from the therapist&#8217;s expertise. Mythbuster #2 Coaching is giving advice NOT TRUE When people think of coaching, many people think of advice. Someone giving you tips and tricks on how to tackle something. However, there is a difference between advising and coaching. Coaching is about supporting your coachee or employee to figure out what is best for themselves and is based on what the coachee WANTS to do and not what you think they MUST do. It is about asking versus telling. Listening. Asking questions. Challenging. Acknowledging. Giving people time to process their own thoughts and come to their own conclusions and decisions. That&#8217;s the theory. Easier said than done? Sure! It is one of the most difficult behaviors we find among participants in our programs to unlearn. However; awareness and practice makes perfect! Notice that you get into a counselor\/expert\/answer\/solve\/fix mode? Chances are you are advising and NOT coaching. Mytbuster #3 Coaching requires a problem NOT TRUE Does coaching require a problem? Absolutely not! In coaching language, we prefer to talk about an &#8220;issue&#8221; that you want coaching on. That may be a problem, however, we do not approach it as such. This leads to more exploration of the topic. In multiple areas, insights into the coachee&#8217;s behavior may emerge. And best of all, a new perspective emerges on the basis of awareness. On this basis, the coachee approaches and experiences his &#8220;problem&#8221; differently. Suddenly the problems are no longer there and become points of development. This is exactly what coaching is about; development! This also means that if you are successful in something, you can deepen, broaden, expand, develop and so on. In short, if you are good at something and you want to make yourself even more effective, coaching is a wonderful accompaniment for this. However, pitfalls that we often see repeated by novice or less practiced coaches: Naming the coachee&#8217;s own topic as a &#8220;problem&#8221;. &#8220;What problem do you want to discuss?&#8221; or &#8220;What is your problem?&#8221; By doing so, they unconsciously give the coachee&#8217;s topic the connotation of a problem. There is thus a good chance that your coachee will get into a fixed mindset instead of creating room for growth. Being insufficiently aware of their own bias for wanting to solve something. Instead of zooming in on the specific problem or challenge coachees are facing, it actually requires zooming out. Change your approach from &#8220;I need to help my coachee (or employee) solve this problem&#8221; to &#8220;How can I support this person&#8217;s progress?&#8221; Coaching is forward-looking and is about growth, achievement and success experiences. This does not require problems. Mythbuster #4 The coach THE expert NOT TRUE\/DEPENDS Do you know a coach? Chances are the answer is &#8220;Yes. And even more likely that most of those examples involve a mentor coach or advisor. At least someone who is an expert on the content. However, this is something OTHER than transformational coaching. What is the difference? In transformational coaching, the coachee is the expert in his own life. As coaches, we are an equal partner who supports the coachee to achieve his goals. The principles here are: A coachee is naturally creative, resourceful and complete The coachee sets the goal The coach works with what presents itself in the conversation. Coaching is about co-creating. As a coach you support and challenge a coachee to come to insights on how they need to change in order to be successful. Coaching stimulates awareness, reflection, self-discovery and self-reliance. The coachee comes up with his own solutions and creates his own opportunities. The freedom of choice and full responsibility lies with the coachee. A professional coach knows how to recognize his own ego, assumptions and opinions, to keep them out of the conversation and to keep an eye on ethics. The focus is on being fully present with the coachee in order to support him in his progress. If you are looking for a coach, ask about their methods. If you are going to coach someone, be clear at the front about what this form of coaching is. In our training we teach students how to do this in an introductory conversation. If this framework is not clear at the front, your"}