Concrete examples of coaching topics to clarify how it can help with professional and personal growth.
A client came to coaching feeling anxious every time a gap in information appeared, because it threatened their sense of control. They felt tired from constantly self-monitoring, double-checking; and worried that speaking up will reveal they don’t have it all figured out.
The client was holding back on asking colleagues for help when they were missing information.
They thought
“I should already know this. Asking makes me look incompetent.”
“This is a stupid question.”
They avoided asking clarifying questions in meetings, then spent extra hours afterward trying to reverse-engineer what was said and what it meant.
They over-prepared and over-researched independently instead of reaching out to a colleague who could answer their questions.
They took on ambiguous tasks without clarifying knowledge gaps, so that they don’t seem like a bother to other people.
Throughout the coaching process, I helped the client understand how this behaviour and thinking had a negative impact on their work, their cognitive load, their emotional state.
The client now reaches out to people more often to find out what’s going on in different areas of the business.
They act sooner and are comfortable asking questions, approaching situations at work with more of an open mind rather than worry and preconception.
As a result, they freed up hours each month that used to go into over-preparing and reverse-engineering meetings, changing hyper-vigilance into calm, curiosity and self-assuredness.
📱If you’re tired of second-guessing yourself and worried about the things you don’t know and want to feel confident asking for what you need and free up mental energy, working with me can get you the solution to your problem.
Send me a message and let’s work together to shift your mindset and get you the best out of your career.
