Take Flight Coaching - Committed to your Clarity, Possibility, and Action

Are you ready for a coach?

How many statements are true about you?

1. I feel as though I want to go further and have maxed out my current resources.

2. I am willing to explore my potential and begin thinking beyond normal to extraordinary.

3. I am willing to restructure my life, if necessary, to achieve my goals and dreams.

4. I want to be a visionary, and maintain a high level of accomplishment.

5. I am willing to do something different to operate at the leading edge.

6. I am willing to accept another person’s insight, encouragement, and feedback so that I can advance beyond what I ever dreamed.

7. I feel the need for something new and challenging.

8. I feel stagnated.

9. I have a lot of good ideas, but am not able to do anything with them.

10. I want clarity and focus in my daily life.

Scoring Grid

Less than 2 true right now... Congrats and keep it up

3-4 true right now... Would benefit working with a coach

5-6 true right now... Consider coaching very soon

7-8 true right now... When can you get started?

9-10 true right now... Call 911, and hope they send a coach!

Adapted from coaching curriculum developed by Jane Creswell and Linda Miller

Is your organization ready for coaching?

Just about any organization can benefit from coaching. However, it is not for all organizations. The following questionnaire was adapted from the Coach University “Client Coachability Index.” It can be used to determine if an organization is coachable.

Less True	More True
1 2 3 4 5		Managers of all levels of the organization are willing to support coaching through regular participation in individual and group coaching sessions.
1 2 3 4 5		This is the right time for the organization to accept coaching.
1 2 3 4 5		The organization has a history of innovative thinking with regard to all business processes, not just personnel related processes
1 2 3 4 5		The organization is willing to focus on strengthening strengths of individuals and not on adding skills where there is no foundation of strength.
1 2 3 4 5		The organization has a reputation of delivering on commitments.
1 2 3 4 5		Time for coaching sessions is not an issue for the organization, coaching is seen as an investment.
1 2 3 4 5		The organization would be willing to put a “contract” in place committing to work with the coach, support all coaching activities and make appropriate organization-wide adjustments that result from individual and group coaching sessions.
1 2 3 4 5		The organization is willing to look at any and every part of the business for improvement.
1 2 3 4 5		The organization has a history of commitment to continuous improvement as evidenced by significant changes that have been successfully implemented.
1 2 3 4 5		The vision of the organization is well-understood and embraced at all levels of the organization.

_________ Total Score

Scoring Key

10-20 Not coachable right now.

21-30 Coachable, but ground rules should be put in place and honored!

31-40 Coachable.

41-50 Very coachable; ask the coach to demand a lot from the organization!