The path to mastery in coaching is a balanced act between polishing our skills and deepening our own self-awareness. Everyday, our challenge is to find the equilibrium between form and flow. Bottom line, coaching is a human-to-human experience and it is when we embrace this ongoing exercise of BECOMING that we can find our authentic place in the coaching process.
Having tools and assessments can be very useful when working with clients. The PCSI (Personal Styles Coaching Inventory) is a simple to read, simple to administer tool addressing communication styles. Learning about the characteristics of each of the quadrants, and how they each communicate, helps us understand how to flex our style to meet our client where they are. And this is not only useful in our professional life – this can be applied to any relationship in our life. Understanding how the other person thinks, processes and communicates, gives us the opportunity to connect and relate at a deeper level more quickly. The material also provides many useful tips for us as coaches.