Gooooaaaalllll!!

Fun fact about me: I love soccer. I grew up on the grass watching my brother play soccer competitively. My dad has coached soccer literally all of my life so with those things combined, I’ve spent A LOT of time around the game. By far, one of the most exciting moments of the game is when a team scores - the entire sideline erupts with shouts of “GOOOAAAALLL” (and yes, it must be long and drawn out like that!). I still love to watch a great match, especially when it’s World Cup time.  With a sports team, the obvious goal is to score enough points to win. With coaching, the goal should be just as clear cut. Let’s look a little closer at the types of goals one could set: 

1. Employer Driven: Most business companies today have some sort of feedback, self-assessment, and evaluation tool. This data is given to employees typically in an annual review. It’s not uncommon for these tools to provide goals for the employee to work towards. Often executives can use these to grow their team and move them closer to a target. When working with an excellent coach, this is very helpful data to bring to go alongside any personal goals you’ll set. 
2. Personal Growth Driven: Let’s say you’re at a stage in your career where you’re wanting to develop a skill set, perhaps communication. This is a common personal growth goal in coaching. Don’t hesitate to bring up personal growth areas with your coach! The more invested you are in your goal, the more motivated you will be to do the work to hit the target of your goal. 
3. Business Growth Driven: At times, employers can offer employees the opportunity to be placed on a performance improvement plan in lieu of completely stepping away from their role. With this type of plan, the employer will have specific areas that need to show improvement. If your employer doesn’t offer coaching as part of the improvement plan, then it’s certainly a good idea to seek out coaching on your own. 

Just like a soccer team’s main goal is to score enough to win, your coach’s main goal is going to be to empower, equip, and push you to win. And I bet if you want it, they’ll even celebrate with a long, drawn out “GOOOOAAAALLL”! 

Be well, 
JoEllen