{"id":8542,"date":"2011-10-06T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=8542"},"modified":"2016-08-14T18:07:14","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T02:07:14","slug":"assessment-coaching-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/assessment-coaching-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Don\u2019t Know About Assessment Coaching That Will Kill You"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re not using assessment coaching<\/a><\/strong> in your coaching practice, you\u2019re setting yourself up for failure. By the time most coaches truly understand their clients, they have already made at least a dozen mistakes that could have been avoided by using assessment coach tools. Even if you aren\u2019t losing clients because you inadvertently piss them off, you probably aren\u2019t helping them get the results that will step out of important meetings to take your call.<\/p>\n

The Biggest Assessment Coaching Mistake<\/h3>\n

The biggest assessment coaching<\/strong> mistake is also the most common. It\u2019s not treating high \u201cD\u2019s\u201d and low \u201cD\u2019s\u201d the differently. A \u201cD\u201d on the DISC assessment refers to dominance.<\/p>\n

Characteristics of a high \u201cD\u201d is that they like to drive the bus, they don\u2019t like to be told what to do, and are easily angered. The worst thing a coach can do with clients that have a high D is either be bossy and tell them what to do or to take things personally when they confront you. Instead of telling them to clear their schedules to make time for whatever needs to happen, challenge them. Instead ask, \u201cWhat can you do to make time for that?\u201d or \u201cWhat can you do to make sure it happens?\u201d or even, \u201cI bet you can\u2019t get it done by Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Are You Brave Enough To Stand In The Line Of Fire?<\/h3>\n

High D\u2019s are notorious for blowing up. They have an angry edge that can wilt even the most secure coach; without even being aware that they are raising their voice. If you get defensive with these clients, they will lose all respect for you and they won\u2019t even return your calls. If you go head to head with them, you may win the battle but you will inevitable lose the war.<\/p>\n

Using assessment coaching<\/span> tools can help you influence these clients by understanding what matters to them most, and getting them to focus on what they want. These clients are all about achieving goals and winning big, but their Achilles heel is the Shiny Object Syndrome; where they tend to bounce from one thing to another. If you able to support them without pissing them off they are fun to work with and you can help make a huge difference in their lives.<\/p>\n

Are there assessment coaching<\/strong> techniques for the low \u201cD\u201d? Yes, but that will have to remain a story for another day.<\/p>\n

By the way\u2026 you\u2019re invited to claim your FREE step-by-step \u201cMaster Coach Blueprint<\/a><\/strong>\u201d video toolkit. Just go HERE<\/a><\/strong> now to get your master coach blueprint videos<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/div>\n

Colette Seymann<\/strong><\/a>
\nJTS Advisors Designated Accountability Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re not using assessment coaching in your coaching practice, you\u2019re setting yourself up for failure. By the time most coaches truly understand their clients, they have already made at least a dozen mistakes that could have been avoided by using assessment coach tools. Even if you aren\u2019t losing clients because you inadvertently piss them […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[358,193],"tags":[1201,982],"class_list":["post-8542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-assessment-coaching","category-executive-coaching","tag-assessment-coaching","tag-executive-coaching","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18900,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8542\/revisions\/18900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}