Who Thrives On Accountability Coaching?

In her book, The Four Tendencies, Gretchen Rubin differentiates between:

1.     Inner expectations that you place on yourself.

2.     Outer expectations that others place on you.

The way you react to these expectations uncovers your place in Rubin’s Four Tendencies Framework:

o   Upholders meet both inner and outer expectations.

o   Questioners question both inner and outer expectations.

o   Obligers resist inner but meet outer expectations.

o   Rebels resist both inner and outer expectations.

At Coach.me, we’ve found these tendencies insightful.

They usually say a lot about how clients will respond to accountability coaching.

o   Obligers generally to get the most out of accountability coaching, as they thrive on outer expectations exclusively.

o   Upholders often take on too much, and they often find that an accountability coach can help them prioritize.

o   Questioners can get a lot out of accountability coaching, but only if the coach’s approach makes sense to them.

o   Rebels don’t care about any kind of accountability, so they generally respond best to “sounding board” type coaching.

Taking the quiz will help you to understand your own tendencies and give you some indication as to how you will respond to Accountability Coaching.