Brenda Steinberg’s “Are You Ready to Be Coached?” challenges professionals to look inward before diving into coaching. Coaching isn’t just a trendy leadership tool, it’s a transformative process that demands vulnerability, curiosity, and a real commitment to change. Steinberg outlines several readiness traits, including openness to feedback, emotional self-awareness, and the courage to confront blind spots. If you’re defensive, resistant, or just going through the motions, coaching won’t stick. But if you’re genuinely willing to reflect, stretch, and grow, coaching can unlock powerful personal and professional breakthroughs. It’s not about having the answers—it’s about being ready to ask better questions.
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