Learn about the process of professional coaching and receive tips to find a great coach

1. Overview of
Professional
Coaching
Lillian J. LeBlanc, Professional Certified Coach
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2. What is Coaching?
Coaching Is:
A partnership between coach
and coachee.
A process for the coachee to
discover what’s best for him
or her.
A forward-looking, positively
focused way to explore
options and opportunities.
Coaching Is
Not:
A method to get an expert’s
advice on what to do.
• (That’s “consulting.”)
Observing and learning from a
seasoned professional.
• (That’s “mentoring.”)
A way to apply a quick fix.
• (That’s usually not effective.)
Lillian J. LeBlanc, Professional Certified Coach
Consulting brings expertise to the coachee, coaching brings
expertise out of the coachee.
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3. Basic Coaching Ethics
• Avoid misuse of influence
• Recognize personal issues
• Respect different approaches
Professional Conduct
• Communicate role and boundaries
• Construct clear agreements
• Avoid involvement
• Refer as appropriate
Conduct with
Coachees
• Full disclosure to coachee
• Avoid personal benefit
Conflicts of Interest
• Las Vegas
• Obtain agreement
Confidentiality and
Privacy
Lillian J. LeBlanc, Professional Certified Coach LLeBlanc3@gmail.com
Ethics is the foundation for the coaching relationship.
A great coach is an ethical coach.

4. How Does Coaching Work?
Dialogue Trust Honesty
Deep
Hearing
Powerful
Inquiry,
Observa-
tion and
Comment
Core Issue
Identifica-
tion and
Ownership
Action
and
Account-
ability
Sustained
Change
And
Transfor-
mation
Lillian J. LeBlanc, Professional Certified Coach
Accountability
Partnership
LLeBlanc3@gmail.com
Coaching is a journey to your ideal destination.
A great coach serves as your tour guide.

5. Powerful Questions: The Core
of Great Coaching
 Examples of Great
Questions
 What would you do if you
knew you couldn’t fail?
 What’s holding you back?
 What does the ideal situation
look like?
 What changes are within
your power?
 What are you willing to give
up?
 Which of the options you
identified would work best for
you?
 Examples of Not So Great
Questions
 Why don’t you try this?
 My cousin had the exact
same thing happen, do you
want to know how he fixed
it?
 What happened in your past
to cause this problem?
 Why are you having such
trouble with <insert issue>?
Lillian J. LeBlanc, Professional Certified Coach LLeBlanc3@gmail.com
Great coaches assume nothing.
They probe relentlessly, to help you discover everything.

6. Are You Ready for Coaching?
• Do you have a genuine interest in self-improvement?
Willing and open?
• Are you willing to invest the time to be coached and to
follow through?
Time to invest in yourself?
• Coaching looks forward, not back. Coaching transforms in
a positive way.
Confident and positive?
• Coaching is goal focused. Start with a goal that is easy to
understand and feasible to attain. (Your coach can help
you create or refine it.)
Have an achievable goal?
Lillian J. LeBlanc, Professional Certified Coach LLeBlanc3@gmail.com

7. Did You Know…
 Anyone can call him/herself a “coach”.
 There is no license or certification required.
 Many who say they are coaches have little or no
formal coach training.
 Many coaching programs are just a few hours long.
 Being an effective coach takes years of practice.
 Great coaches are trained to L-I-S-T-E-N
 Great coaches are trained to understand that the coachee
has the answers – the coach supports discovery,
awareness and action.
Lillian J. LeBlanc, Professional Certified Coach LLeBlanc3@gmail.com

8. RACE to Find A Great Coach!
Great
Coach!
Relationship
Accolades Credentials
Experience
Lillian J. LeBlanc, Professional Certified Coach LLeBlanc3@gmail.com
A great coaching relationship requires good chemistry with a great
coach. Look for an International Coach Federation credentialed
coach.

9. For More Information
Further Reading
Lillian J. LeBlanc, PCC
Professional Certified Coach
LLeBlanc3@gmail.com
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Benefits of Using a Coach:
International Coach Federation
Before You Hire a Coach:
International Coach Federation
Lillian J. LeBlanc, Professional Certified Coach