{"id":22644,"date":"2026-09-29T22:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/?p=22644"},"modified":"2026-09-29T22:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:47:35","slug":"when-does-it-make-sense-to-hire-a-leadership-coach-and-when-doesnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/en\/when-does-it-make-sense-to-hire-a-leadership-coach-and-when-doesnt\/","title":{"rendered":"When does it make sense to hire a leadership coach (and when doesn\u2019t it)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22644\" class=\"elementor elementor-22644\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a6b596 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a6b596\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54e524b\" data-id=\"54e524b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdece20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fdece20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f669f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f669f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019ve made it this far looking for this, it\u2019s probably not out of curiosity. There\u2019s usually something behind it: a conversation you\u2019ve been putting off for weeks, a team that just won\u2019t get going, a promotion that has left you in a position you no longer recognize, or simply the feeling that you\u2019re performing below what you know you\u2019re capable of.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>At the same time, you may have a reasonable question: will a coach actually help me with this, or am I spending money on something that will sort itself out?<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It\u2019s a legitimate question, and it deserves an honest answer, not a sales pitch. So let\u2019s get into it: there are situations where a leadership coach can genuinely make a difference, and there are situations where you don\u2019t need one and what you need is something else. Knowing the difference can save you time, money, and frustration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2446344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2446344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Diseno-sin-titulo-11-ru42plkpdk837upqjq18pnnbrybmz76l2cxygdvwpc.png\" title=\"Disen\u0303o sin ti\u0301tulo\" alt=\"Persona buscando informaci\u00f3n sobre coaching de l\u00edderes en un ordenador port\u00e1til.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1419668 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1419668\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f68e840\" data-id=\"f68e840\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9b7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc9b7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>First: what a leadership coach is and isn\u2019t<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2644b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e2644b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A leadership coach doesn\u2019t tell you what you should do. That\u2019s the most common misconception, and the one behind most disappointments.<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>It\u2019s not consulting.<\/strong> A consultant analyzes your business and gives you a recommendation. A coach works with you, not with your organizational chart.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>It\u2019s not mentoring.<\/strong> A mentor shares their experience with you (\u201cthis is how I did it\u201d). A coach helps you find your own answer, which doesn\u2019t have to be the same as theirs.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>It\u2019s not training.<\/strong> Training gives you knowledge or skills you didn\u2019t have before. Coaching works on something you usually already know, but still aren\u2019t doing.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>It\u2019s not therapy.<\/strong> Even though personal issues may come into the conversation (and they do), the focus is on how you lead and the results it produces.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>What a coach does do is put you face-to-face with your own patterns\u2014the ones that worked for years but are now costing you dearly. It\u2019s difficult to recognize them on your own because they are precisely the parts of ourselves we tend to take for granted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004aede elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"004aede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3088c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd3088c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Five situations where a leadership coach can make a real difference<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc05484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc05484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>1. You\u2019ve just taken on a bigger role, and what got you here is no longer enough<\/strong><\/h6><p>This is the most common one. What got you here\u2014your technical expertise, your speed at solving problems, your judgment\u2014isn\u2019t exactly what you need now. Your job has stopped being about solving things yourself and become about getting other people to solve them, and no one has explained how to do that. This is where coaching can be highly effective, because the problem isn\u2019t about personality: it\u2019s about having the right repertoire of skills and behaviors.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>2. You know exactly what your weak spot is, and you\u2019ve spent years not changing it<\/strong><\/h6><p>Delegating. Saying no. Having an uncomfortable conversation without softening it until it loses its meaning. If you can name it and it\u2019s still there, the problem isn\u2019t a lack of information\u2014you already know what you should do. It\u2019s something that gets triggered at exactly the wrong moment and stops you from doing it. That\u2019s classic coaching territory.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>3. The results are good, but the relationships aren\u2019t<\/strong><\/h6><p>You deliver, you get things done, the numbers look good. And yet good people are leaving, meetings are tense, or you notice that people tell you less than they used to. It\u2019s the easiest signal to ignore because it doesn\u2019t show up on the dashboard. It\u2019s often the most expensive warning sign to disregard.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>4. You\u2019re performing at a personal cost that isn\u2019t sustainable<\/strong><\/h6><p>It works, yes. But at the cost of long hours, constant tension, and a level of disconnection that is affecting your personal and family life. A leadership coach isn\u2019t there to make you work less; they\u2019re there to help you stop paying such a high personal price for your level of performance.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>5. You have an important decision to make and no one to think it through with<\/strong><\/h6><p>The more responsibility you have, the fewer people around you with whom you can openly express doubt without consequences. Not your team, not your boss, and usually not even your partner. Having a neutral, confidential space to think things through isn\u2019t a luxury; at a certain level, it\u2019s basic infrastructure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952a4f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"952a4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/La-eficiencia-que-ofrece-la-IA-es-real-y-bienvenida.-Pero-la-etica-no-puede-ser-una-variable-de-ajuste-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22634\" alt=\"Lupa sobre la figura de una persona, s\u00edmbolo de autoconocimiento y reflexi\u00f3n personal.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/La-eficiencia-que-ofrece-la-IA-es-real-y-bienvenida.-Pero-la-etica-no-puede-ser-una-variable-de-ajuste-2.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/La-eficiencia-que-ofrece-la-IA-es-real-y-bienvenida.-Pero-la-etica-no-puede-ser-una-variable-de-ajuste-2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/La-eficiencia-que-ofrece-la-IA-es-real-y-bienvenida.-Pero-la-etica-no-puede-ser-una-variable-de-ajuste-2-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/La-eficiencia-que-ofrece-la-IA-es-real-y-bienvenida.-Pero-la-etica-no-puede-ser-una-variable-de-ajuste-2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/La-eficiencia-que-ofrece-la-IA-es-real-y-bienvenida.-Pero-la-etica-no-puede-ser-una-variable-de-ajuste-2-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/La-eficiencia-que-ofrece-la-IA-es-real-y-bienvenida.-Pero-la-etica-no-puede-ser-una-variable-de-ajuste-2-440x330.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c141533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c141533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Three real-life cases<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b842cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b842cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>A senior executive whose management style was closing the door to promotion.<\/strong><\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>He had people on his team who were not performing at the level their roles required, and he addressed this through aggression. In a company with a culture that did not tolerate this kind of communication, complaints reached HR. He was on the list to join the Executive Committee, but with that management style, it wasn\u2019t going to happen. The company was the one that proposed the coaching process. The difference was that he genuinely embraced it: he realized that he lacked the communication and leadership skills needed to manage these conflicts, and that this was holding him back. He met the objectives of the process and, once the sessions were over, he was the one who asked HR to extend it. They approved it because the results were already becoming noticeable.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>A very young project manager leading a team much more senior than he was.<\/strong><\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>He had exceptional intellectual ability and training, as well as an unusual level of maturity for his age. But experience cannot be improvised, and his team had years of hands-on expertise that he didn\u2019t have. The CEO proposed coaching with a clear objective: to accelerate his development of seniority. He came to each session with clearly defined objectives. We always worked on concrete situations: analyzing those he had already experienced and preparing for those that lay ahead. His development was remarkable and successful, both for him and for his team and company.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>A technology professional who came on their own initiative.<\/strong><\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>They had ideas and innovation proposals, but lacked the confidence to put them forward to their manager and the CEO. They wanted to become more assertive. We prepared each important conversation before it happened: how to present their projects, how to make a case for them to the people with the authority to approve them, and how to build credibility. With that preparation, they negotiated a salary increase and, later, their career growth within the company. They achieved both.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>What did they have in common?<\/strong><\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Three different starting points\u2014one driven by circumstances, one proposed by the company, and one by personal choice\u2014and the same underlying pattern: intrinsic motivation, coaching focused on their real-life situations, and the effort and courage to put into practice outside the sessions what we worked on during them. That translated into better results, greater personal satisfaction and well-being, and a genuine opportunity to grow within their company.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a8781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0a8781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Four situations where you don\u2019t need a coach (and what to do instead)<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ba7a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30ba7a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the part that almost nobody writes about, and it\u2019s just as important as the one above.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>1. The problem isn\u2019t yours; it\u2019s the structure<\/strong><\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If your team isn\u2019t performing because the objectives are contradictory, you don\u2019t have enough people, or two different managers are giving conflicting instructions, no amount of personal work is going to fix it. You\u2019ll leave every session with greater awareness and the same problem. <strong>Instead:<\/strong> review roles, priorities, and expectations, and have an honest conversation with whoever has the authority to change them.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>2. You\u2019re at a point where you need guidance and practical advice<\/strong><\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Looking for a job, preparing your CV, exploring career options. These aren\u2019t things coaching can solve. <strong>Instead:<\/strong> work with a career advisor who can give you practical guidance, information, and direction to help you make an informed decision. Coaching can come afterwards, for example, if you need to develop certain skills, build self-confidence, or make the decision that best fits you.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>3. Your company has \u201crecommended\u201d it and you don\u2019t want it<\/strong><\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Coaching requires the person receiving it to actually want to engage in the process. If it\u2019s an imposed requirement, or a polite way of pointing out that you don\u2019t fit in, it won\u2019t work\u2014and you\u2019ll probably come away feeling that you were the problem. <strong>Instead:<\/strong> have a clear conversation with your manager about exactly what is expected of you. If, after that conversation, you still want to go ahead with coaching, then it may be the right time.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>4. You\u2019re going through something that calls for a different kind of support<\/strong><\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Grief, anxiety that doesn\u2019t go away, sustained exhaustion that doesn\u2019t improve with rest. A good coach will recognize this and tell you: this isn\u2019t their area. <strong>Instead:<\/strong> seek support from a mental health professional. Coaching can come afterwards, and it tends to work much better then.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5813a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb5813a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>The time I said it wasn\u2019t the right time<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ba309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4ba309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A businesswoman at the helm of an established and prestigious company initially came to work on her leadership skills. On paper, she seemed like a perfect fit.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>But in our very first conversation, it became clear that the real issue was something else. Again and again, she went back to her childhood, her relationship problems with her mother, and a lack of self-confidence that she had learned to hide extremely well\u2014so well that her results were very good\u2014but which had left her with severely damaged self-esteem and an overwhelming level of anxiety.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>That\u2019s when I realized that what she needed was psychotherapy, and I told her so: I wasn\u2019t the right person for her at that moment. Coaching focuses on the present and the future, and in order to do that, she first needed to properly address what was coming from the past. I recommended that she start with a mental health professional. Once these issues had been addressed, coaching could then have a meaningful role to play.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8946e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c8946e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>The three conditions without which it won\u2019t work<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a296f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a296f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even if you\u2019re in one of the five situations above, the process only works if three things are in place. It\u2019s worth considering them before hiring anyone:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ol><li><p><strong>You want to change something about yourself, not make other people change.<\/strong> If the goal is \u201cI want my team to be more engaged,\u201d the process will take you somewhere different from where you expect: towards what you are doing that contributes to that situation. If that feels unfair to you, you\u2019re probably not ready for coaching yet.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>You can genuinely make the time for it.<\/strong> Not just for the sessions, but for what happens between them, because that\u2019s where the real change takes place. A process squeezed in between meetings leads to pleasant conversations and no results.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>There is trust between you and your coach.<\/strong> This isn\u2019t just a nice extra; it\u2019s a fundamental condition of the process. If you can\u2019t tell your coach what you wouldn\u2019t tell anyone else, you\u2019re paying for a polite conversation. That\u2019s why it\u2019s worth having an initial conversation before committing to anything, and making sure you feel safe and comfortable with your coach.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8d44e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9e8d44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980fa9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"980fa9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Five questions to know if the time is right for you<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf3bbfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf3bbfe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dd0087f\" data-id=\"7dd0087f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec4f9db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec4f9db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Answer them quickly and honestly. There\u2019s no score; what matters is what they bring up for you as you read them.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ol><li><p>Is there something about the way you lead that you know is costing you dearly, but that you haven\u2019t changed in more than a year?<\/p><\/li><li><p>If your team could tell you one thing without any consequences, what do you think they would say?<\/p><\/li><li><p>When was the last time someone told you something uncomfortable and truthful about the way you lead?<\/p><\/li><li><p>What you\u2019re achieving right now\u2014what is it costing you?<\/p><\/li><li><p>Do you have someone you can think out loud with without there being any consequences?<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If the third question made you think \u201cit\u2019s been a long time\u201d and the last one made you think \u201cno one,\u201d you\u2019re exactly the kind of person who can get the most out of a coaching process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63addeb5\" data-id=\"63addeb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d1256d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73d1256d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diseno-sin-titulo-1-9.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22636\" alt=\"Mujer reflexionando junto a una ventana, en actitud de concentraci\u00f3n.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diseno-sin-titulo-1-9.png 860w, https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diseno-sin-titulo-1-9-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diseno-sin-titulo-1-9-652x1024.png 652w, https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diseno-sin-titulo-1-9-768x1206.png 768w, https:\/\/www.meritxellobiols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diseno-sin-titulo-1-9-440x691.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c649ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c649ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c108bfb\" data-id=\"c108bfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c6f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3c6f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What to expect if you decide to take the step<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf07231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf07231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each coaching process is tailored to the individual and agreed upon during an initial, no-obligation conversation. Sessions can be [in person\/ online\/ both], last around 60 minutes, and take place approximately every two weeks. A typical process lasts between four and six months.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I work mainly with executives, business owners, middle managers, and technical professionals who take on team leadership responsibilities&#8230;<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The work is not theoretical. At each session, the client brings the objectives they want to work on, and we focus on their real-life situations: we analyze situations they have already experienced to understand what happened, and prepare for those they have coming up (a difficult conversation, a proposal to senior management, a negotiation) while recognizing the impact of their development, both on themselves and on the people around them. Between sessions, they put what they have worked on into practice. That\u2019s where the change happens.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>There are a couple of things worth being clear about before you start, whoever you choose to work with:<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Ask for an initial conversation before hiring anyone.<\/strong> If someone doesn\u2019t offer you one, that\u2019s a sign.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Agree on what you want to achieve.<\/strong> You don\u2019t need a perfect objective, but you should have a sense of what you would like to be different a few months from now.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57128c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57128c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d50567c\" data-id=\"d50567c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927544c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"927544c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>In summary<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc80430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc80430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A leadership coach makes sense when the issue lies in the way you lead and you want to change it: when you\u2019ve taken on greater responsibility, when there\u2019s a weakness you\u2019ve been avoiding for years, when the results are there but the relationships aren\u2019t, when the personal cost has become unsustainable, or when you have no one to think things through with.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>And it doesn\u2019t make sense when the problem is structural, when what you\u2019re missing is a skill that can be learned, when you don\u2019t actually want coaching yourself, or when what you\u2019re going through calls for a different kind of support. In these four situations, hiring a coach only delays the conversation that really needs to happen.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If you\u2019ve read this and thought, \u201cThis is happening to me,\u201d that\u2019s exactly the conversation worth having. You can write to me at <a href=\"mailto:obiols@coachingbcn.com\">obiols@coachingbcn.com<\/a>, and we can talk about it.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8af9b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f8af9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cec6e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cec6e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Author information<\/strong><\/h6><p>Article written by Pol Kasteinecke Serra, SEO Content Strategis<span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0(<\/span><a style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/motordecontenidoseo.com\">motordecontenidoseo.com<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&rsquo;ve made it this far looking for this, it&rsquo;s probably not out of curiosity. 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