What coaching is:
Coaching can broadly be defined as an ongoing professional relationship that takes you through a development process that enables you to build your capabilities to achieve personal, professional, and organizational goals.
The overall goal of a coaching relationship is to help people produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers, businesses, or organizations. Through the process of coaching, you can deepen your learning, improve your performance, and enhance your quality of life.
What Coaching is not:
Coaching is NOT Training, Mentoring or Therapy: While all these interventions promote learning and development, they do so in different ways:
The coaching relationship is one where you always remain in charge of the area of life that you are working on. The coach is not there to provide solutions but rather to provide you with guidance and walk you through a journey of self-discovery and self-accountability.
Why choose coaching?
Choosing coaching over other interventions depends on various factors, including your individual preferences, goals, and the nature of the issue you want to address. It is all about what you want to get out of the experience. Here is what you can get from a coaching relationship:
I am looking for personalised support: In many circumstances, unlocking your potential requires solutions that are specific to you and your needs, goals, and circumstances. An ideal coaching relationship is where the support you receive is tailored to you. With guidance from a coach, you can collaboratively establish the starting point for your journey and identify the optimal support to maximise your progress.
I want to remain in-c
harge of my own development: In coaching, you take an active role in defining your goals and driving the process forward. Coaches only act as facilitators, to guide you through self-discovery and decision-making rather than offering advice or solutions.
I want to move from ideas or awareness to action: Many times, we already have a nagging feeling that something needs to change. But the process of moving from that feeling to actually making the change can be daunting. With coaching, the emphasis is on taking concrete steps and making progress toward desired outcomes. If you’re motivated to take action but could benefit from support, coaching might be the ideal solution for you.
I want to maintain my momentum and progress: Coaches often provide accountability and support to help clients stay committed to their goals. If you feel that regular check-ins and accountability structures can be motivating and increase the likelihood of success in your development goals, coaching can provide this for you.
I want to enhance the skills I need to achieve my goals: Coaching frequently involves skill-building in two ways: Through a self reflective approach and using practical techniques and tools, your coach can:
- Enhance your skills in behavioural areas such as leadership, effective communication, time management, and emotional intelligence.
- Help you identify what the professional skills necessary to reach your specific goals and guide you on acquiring them.
I want to focus on my strengths to achieve what I need: While other interventions often focus on resolving past incidents or present gaps, coaching typically emphasises creating a positive vision for the future and using your strengths to get there. If you want your professional support to be forward-looking and goal-oriented, then coaching would be an important option to consider.
My focus is on where I am now and where I want to be, not the past: You may already have a deep understanding of how your past experiences have influenced your life, and now you’re eager to concentrate on your present circumstances and future aspirations. If this resonates with you, coaching offers a fitting solution, emphasising progress and fostering positive transformations in the present moment and for the future.
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