{"id":7039,"date":"2016-11-07T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=7039"},"modified":"2016-10-01T16:50:35","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T16:50:35","slug":"mixing-personal-and-work-during-coaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/mixing-personal-and-work-during-coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixing Personal and Work During Coaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mixing-personal-and-work-during-coaching.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mixing-personal-and-work-during-coaching-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"mixing personal and work during coaching\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mixing-personal-and-work-during-coaching-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mixing-personal-and-work-during-coaching-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>How often do personal concerns come up in workplace coaching?\u00a0 According to a Harvard Business Review report a few years ago, 76% of the time in executive coaching personal issues get addressed.\u00a0 Based on experience I will venture to say this number is rising.<\/p>\n<p>How appropriate is it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-in-the-workplace-on-personal-relationships\/\" target=\"_blank\">address personal topics during workplace coaching<\/a>?\u00a0 It is appropriate!\u00a0 Think about it this way: if a personal concern is on a client\u2019s mind, then it will impact their focus at work.\u00a0 If a <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2009\/01\/what-can-coaches-do-for-you\" target=\"_blank\">client<\/a> is able to discuss and plan how to handle personal concerns, then they are free to fully engage on the job.<\/p>\n<p>What happens if\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a coach does not talk about personal considerations?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Coach training teaches that the client is the one to decide what they want to talk about during coaching sessions.\u00a0 To further clarify, the client is the one being coached \u2013 even if they have a sponsor that is paying for the coach.\u00a0 That means if a coach does not want to talk about personal considerations that a client does want to talk about, then the coach is expected to remove themselves from the coaching engagement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a coach does talk about personal considerations?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If a client wants to discuss a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/how-personal-values-motivate-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\">personal consideration<\/a> and the coach partners with them, then the client is empowered to manage their influencing factors and move forward.\u00a0 It is the job of the coach to partner with the client around what they choose in exploring, recognizing barriers, identifying resources. 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