How to Be Awesome at Your Job

924: Enhancing Your Most Valuable Career Asset: Coachability with Jacquelyn Lane

Dec 21, 2023

Jacquelyn Lane, President of the 100 Coaches Agency, discusses the importance of coachability and how to improve it. Topics include the four elements of coachability, reframing feedback, and staying motivated. Discover why being coachable contributes to personal and global flourishing.

41:50

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Jacquelyn Lane

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Quick takeaways

Embracing feedback, being open to change, taking action, and being accountable are the four key elements of coachability.

Seeking support, whether through formal coaching or accountability partnerships, can be instrumental in embracing change and driving lasting transformation.

Deep dives

The Importance of Being Coachable

Being coachable is crucial in navigating the constant changes in our lives, whether it's in our careers or personal relationships. The willingness to recognize that if we're not getting better, we're getting worse is essential. Leaders who are the most coachable have the greatest impact on their career trajectories and the world around them. Embracing feedback, being open to change, taking action, and being accountable are the four key elements of coachability. It's important to remember that being coachable not only helps us achieve our goals, but also makes us better human beings by expanding our perspective and understanding our impact on others.

Introduction

3min

The Power of Coachability

9min

Embracing Feedback as a Gift

19min

The Power of Being Coachable and its Impact on Personal and Global Flourishing

2min

Favorite Things and Sponsorship Details

4min

Exploring the Power and Limitations of Chat GPT

2min

The Power of Coachability and Continuous Improvement

2min

Jacquelyn Lane shows why being coachable is the key to career progression–and how to improve your coachability.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The 4 key elements of coachability.

2) How to reframe how you view feedback.

3) What to do when you’re running low on motivation.

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— ABOUT JACQUELYN —

Jacquelyn Lane is the president of the 100 Coaches Agency, codesigner of their proprietary curation process and relationship-first philosophy, and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Becoming Coachable. She has been with 100 Coaches Agency since its founding and is a critical pillar of the 100 Coaches Community. Jacquelyn comes to the world of executive coaching through her previous roles in the energy industry and lifelong commitment to improving the lives of all people by elevating the quality of leadership.

• Book: Becoming Coachable: Unleashing the Power of Executive Coaching to Transform Your Leadership and Life

• Book site: BecomingCoachable.com

• LinkedIn: Jacquelyn Lane

• Website: Agency.100Coaches.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Publication: More in Common

• Book: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks

• Past episode: 766: Marshall Goldsmith on Simple Shifts for a More Fulfilling Career and Life

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