Facilitating Whole-Person Transformation: A Proposed Framework of Coaching for Change

Coaching readiness is a concept often applied to how well prepared a person is to engage in and benefit from a coaching relationship. Much of the work on coaching readiness has looked at a person entering into a coaching relationship, how a person experiences change, and those characteristics and behaviors that facilitate transformation. This presentation builds on that work to propose a framework describing how the coachee’s awareness and points of tension influence how they progress through change when being coached. Identifying specific stages that a coachee may experience can create awareness around common mental, emotional, and behavioral barriers and transitions. This awareness, when explored before and during the coaching engagement, can help both the coach and the coachee prepare for roadblocks and facilitate even deeper exploration and change throughout the coaching process.