It is hard to find a good coach or advisor. I’m in the industry and I have seen and hired some really awful ones.

 

I know what I do to allow my clients to feel comfortable with me and know that I’m the real deal. But I wondered how other people vetted professional help.

 

Before we could really have this conversation, Dr Mohan Ananda pointed out that we had to define the difference between a coach and an advisor.

 

He says that an advisor is someone you hire to help you with a short-term, right now, give me advice type of problem.

 

Conversely, a coach is someone who you work with for long-term growth type goals. Someone who can help you develop into a better leader or even a better person.

 

(Do you agree with that breakdown?)

 

Rick Alcantara was able to provide us with a starting list of questions he uses:

Do they have some real-world experience in what you are interested in pursuing?

How many clients do they work with?

Will they have time to meet with you if you need help?

Are they looking out for your best interest or just trying to sell you into their seminar, books or workshops?

Does their approach and temperament match mine?

Are they a thought leader?

 

Lisa McDonald added the important point that you can’t hire someone if they don’t understand what you want, can’t communicate with you and aren’t emotionally intelligent.

 

I didn’t bring it up during the conversation but I do want to add here to be careful about a coach who sounds like they know EXACTLY what you need and how to “fix” you. First – you aren’t broken. And second – they could just be pushing your buttons to take your money.

 

As a CEO friend of mine puts it, “Most of the coaching industry is crap.”

 

If you are a coach, how do you stand out as not being crap?

 

If you want/need to hire a coach/advisor, how do you make sure you get a good one?

 

Connect with the panelists:Rick Alcantara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickalcantara/  

Lisa McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-k-mcdonald-executive-career-coach/

Dr. Mohan Ananda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohanananda/

Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/

 

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