This year when we conducted the Powerful Life Certification for Coaches, we started talking about the different kinds of coaches. Even though we may follow the ICF competencies, listening well, asking questions, and engaging to serve our clients, we do bring parts of ourselves into the coaching experience.
All of us have all aspects of the 6 feminine powers. Yet, our dominant powers show up more often than others. They impact the way we coach, teach, train, sell and lead.
So here is how the six feminine powers for coaches can help women who are coaches. Each type brings a slew of positive strengths to feminine power coaching and has certain areas that could become blocks in the coaching journey.
I have found that understanding this is key to our own growth as coaches.
Let’s look at the six feminine power model in detail:
The 6 Feminine Powers For Women Coaches
These powers boost feminine energy, which helps women coaches break barriers and grow to their full potential.
The Veera Coach – The Warrior Power
She is very result oriented and makes sure her clients have clearly articulated goals. The Veera coach is able to shift her clients to action quickly. She is professional, to the point and is comfortable challenging her clients to do their best. She wants to succeed as a coach and has set goals for herself which she constantly evaluates. The Veera coach wants to be the best coach, better than the others in giving clients ROI on coaching. She is always thinking of growing her coaching practice and having more impact.
The feminine power of the Veera is high on energy and drive. So, the Veera coach sometimes gets impatient when her clients fail to come to the point quickly. She has to make an effort to listen deeply. She wishes that sometimes she can just tell them what to do because the solution is so clear to her! Her drive for results may result in a lack of empathy and a warm, deep connection with some clients who need it.
The Kanya Coach – The Good Girl Power
The Kanya coach builds rapport quickly and immediately puts her client at ease. She is optimistic about her client and truly believes in their potential. She brings a lightheartedness to the coaching, and her clients come away from the conversation feeling energized and optimistic. She can align with her client’s goals and let them be the session’s navigator. She is loyal, committed, and has a strong sense of responsibility for her client’s needs and dreams.
The Kanya coach sometimes gets carried away by her client’s agenda and may have beautiful conversations without tangible results. She may not spot an opportunity for fierce coaching. She may be intimidated by senior clients with high power distance equations. She may sometimes stick to her comfort zone regarding the kind of clients she wants to engage with and fail to take risks and spot opportunities for her growth. Sometimes, she doubts her capability as a coach.
The Rani Coach – The Queen Power
The Rani coach brings a calm, reassuring presence to the coaching. She prepares well for the session, going through her notes and trackers. She is always on time for the session and likes to structure her conversations well. She follows a coaching path that works well for her. She knows the value of sticking to the coaching agenda and stays focused on it. As a result, her clients know that they can depend on her. She takes her role as a coach seriously.
The Rani coach may get too attached to the original coaching agenda, making her clients may find her inflexible. Vague, messy clients who dither and go all over the place pose a challenge to her. She will need to take risks to grow her coaching practice and allow for spontaneity and flow.
The Ma Coach- The Caregiver Power
The Ma coach sees coaching as serving and supporting others who need it. She is the coach who builds a lasting relationship with her clients, who keep returning to her for nourishment. She wants to connect beyond the regular coaching sessions and likes to keep in touch with her clients. Her clients see her as thoughtful, caring and empathetic. She will go out of the way for her clients and take a stand for their growth. She brings a warm, nurturing, earthy presence to the coaching.
The Ma coach may sometimes create a dependency on her. Since she wants to be there for her clients all the time, she may struggle to find a balance between the professional and personal aspects of coaching engagement. As a result, Ma may become too focused on the relationship aspect of the coaching connect than the task-focused outcome.
The Apsara Coach- The Expressor Power
The Apsara coach enjoys her coaching conversation. She wants the interaction to be interesting, challenging and exciting. The journey is as important as the goal. The Apsara coach brings spontaneous creativity to the coaching process. She is willing to test specific approaches and take a chance to do something new. She brings an energetic, expressive presence to coaching and can be a compelling source of energy for her clients. She will frequently dazzle them with her insights and candor.
The Apsara needs to watch out that the coaching engagement is not a stage to demonstrate her prowess. Sometimes, she feels the performance pressure to put on a ‘good show’, which may not be in the interest of her client. As a result, she may lose track of the goals and not set a structured path forward. She must learn to be fully present for another person and not make it about herself.
The Rishika Coach – The Seeker Power
Rishika Coach approaches coaching as an exciting puzzle to be solved. She brings a wise, curious, insightful presence to the coaching. She can use various coaching techniques with ease since she is constantly updating her knowledge repository. As a feminine coach, she feels delighted when the client makes a breakthrough and has ‘A-ha’ moments. She enjoys the coaching when it is exciting and allows her to use her skills and knowledge and learn in the process.
Sometimes, Rishika can get carried away by the techniques and tools of coaching rather than the client’s needs. She may focus on the problem rather than the person while coaching. Sometimes, the Rishika coach may not come across as empathetic or connected to the client. Some Rishika coaches may not follow a structure or focus on the client’s goals since they may emphasize their competence and wisdom more. She may tend to avoid messy and emotional conversations because of her discomfort with them.
How to apply the 6 feminine power model to your practice?
Women already possess all the abilities required to be successful coaches. By being aware of and claiming their feminine powers when and how they need to, women can overcome many obstacles that prevent them from becoming great coaches & business leaders.
Is there a perfect feminine power coach who embodies the right amount of each power?
I don’t think so.
We all are learning even as we coach.
By using this six feminine power model, I have become more intentional about some areas of coaching while playing to my strengths. I take time to prepare before coaching, make my coaching notes and evoke my relatively low Rani powers.
I have become more comfortable asking those fierce questions and holding space for my clients to express their emotions freely.
I hope this helps you to identify your core powers and pathway for your growth.
Stay powerful!