Act as a coach or be one

It is not enough to "act" as a coach. Successful coaches "are" profoundly and continuously coaches. The techniques and competencies can be acquired but one's own behaviour, mental models and certain human qualities of the coach are part of a way of being and are innate and/or the result of a profound transformation process.

This is why our courses also envisage personal development paths, which enable participants to reflect on some areas of their own life and to create actions to "upgrade" their own context. In addition, our courses can be defined as transformation laboratories, in which the participants are constantly stimulated to question their own mindsets and prejudices, are inspired to look beyond their frames of reference and leave their own comfort zone.

Qualities of an "excellent" coach

An excellent coach has not only developed competencies and work tools, but also has a series of human qualities that continue to develop over time:

• has genuine interest in others;
• knows how to listen actively to what is said;
• knows how to listen actively to what is not said;
• seeks out an objective vision;
• criticisms are always constructive;
• is able to generate change;
• asks the right questions;
• evaluates problems from a broad perspective;
• can encourage;
• puts people before results;
• places his integrity before anything else;
• has a low-level ego and is aware of it;
• is a model for others;
• knows and acknowledges his limits;
• has a well-developed emotional intelligence;
• has reached a high level of awareness.