{"id":6809,"date":"2016-08-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=6809"},"modified":"2023-04-06T18:36:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T18:36:33","slug":"inventories-as-a-coaching-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/inventories-as-a-coaching-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Inventories as a Coaching Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/inventories-as-a-coaching-tool.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6817 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/inventories-as-a-coaching-tool-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"inventories as a coaching tool\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/inventories-as-a-coaching-tool-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/inventories-as-a-coaching-tool-573x575.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/inventories-as-a-coaching-tool-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>While assessments are validated tools intended to provide a depth of insight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/types-of-assessments-and-inventories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inventories<\/a> are a tool that can be created or tailored specifically for coaching clients for awareness, planning, and prioritizing.\u00a0 Inventories are a listing and\/or ranking tool to identify skills, values, priorities, or balance.\u00a0 In a coach training program, for example, often an opening coaching session teaches an exploration of interests in different areas of a client&#8217;s life.\u00a0 This is, at its core, an inventory.<\/p>\n<p>In more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/training\/credentialing-cohorts\/advanced-cohort-program-overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advanced coaching certification programs<\/a> coaches are provided with, learn about, and create various inventories.\u00a0 Sometimes the focus is foundational challenges around time and money, other times the intention is to identify values or prioritize areas of focus.\u00a0 Inventories can be helpful for writing a personal or business mission statement or for creating a personal skill development plan.<\/p>\n<p>As a coach, having several basic tools makes sense.\u00a0 Start with your area of focus working with clients, your coaching niche.\u00a0 If your niche is related to career coaching the inventory may be related to work activities a client enjoys doing.\u00a0 If your focus is transitioning to a new location the inventory may be as simple as a checklist of resources.\u00a0 If you coach executives the inventory may be based on skills.\u00a0 Business coaches can create inventories tied to prioritizing budgeting, growth, stability, scalability, or sale ability.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches can develop a set of core tools, familiarize themselves with others, and co-create tools with their clients to serve the purposes of the individual.\u00a0 Inventories can be easily created and used to prioritize focus or to create awareness.<\/p>\n<p>What <a href=\"http:\/\/ccv.edu\/documents\/2013\/11\/skills-inventory-worksheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inventory tools<\/a> do you want in your tool kit?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While assessments are validated tools intended to provide a depth of insight, inventories are a tool that can be created or tailored specifically for coaching &hellip; 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