What makes a good job coach? There are so many out there and I need to quality help?



mix of real-world business experience and personal characteristics, including:
High-level business experience
For the relationship to work, the executive and the coach must be peers. To be able to provide appropriate guidance, the coach should have not only worked in the corporate world, but also have held senior line positions.
Interpersonal skills
The coach must be adept at handling all sorts of complex, touchy interpersonal dynamics, at sizing up a situation quickly, and dealing with a panoply of personalities. Good listening skills are critical, too.
Integrity
Executive coaching often involves discussing not only sensitive personal issues, but also high-level, strategic, confidential information. Honesty and the ability not to betray a confidence are essential.
Flexibility and creativity
You never quite know what's going to happen when lots of egos, ambitions, and agendas collide. And that calls for the ability to turn on a dime, to come up with new solutions when necessary, to be able to discard ideas when they seem ineffective and come up with new ones-fast.
At the same time, the coach should be comfortable with ambiguity, fast change, and lots of uncertainty.