"If a prospective coach can't tell you exactly what methodology he/she uses, what he/she does and what outcomes you can expect, show him the door. Top business coaches are as clear about what they don't do as about what they deliver."

-P.Anne Scoular

It is a fact, for coaching to succeed the candidate must want to do the work. A coach cannot do the growing for someone. A coach can, however, and needs to be clear on what they bring to the candidates goals. What set of skills and tools do they have to affect the goals? How does their coaching plan work? When will they know the plan is complete? Like any relationship, the eventual success depends not on half of the parties involved but on both.