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What is Coaching? Coaching is about creating an environment through conversation that helps clients move towards a desired result. The International Coaching Federation states that coaching is partnering with clients in a thought provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Coaches help clients improve their performance and produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Who Selects Coaching? Coaching is in demand by leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, corporations and anyone who wants to be successful or move to that next level and achieve their goals. We work with clients who may be sponsored by organizations or those who are interested in working with a coach individually in order to accomplish a personal or professional goal. Additionally, we also provide team coaching services. What is the Coaching Process? Clients generally commit to coaching for a 3-month program or 10 coaching sessions. This gives clients time to make meaningful change and put it into practice. At the end of 3-months, clients have the option of renewing the contract to build on the foundations of what has been put into place. Where geography allows, a complimentary initial meeting with the client will be conducted in person. Assuming there is mutual agreement to establishing a coaching relationship, subsequent meetings may be 30, 45 or 60 minutes in length and over the telephone weekly, every 10 days or bi-weekly. What is the Process at Each Session? In each meeting, the client chooses the focus of conversation, while the coach listens and contributes observations and questions. This interaction creates clarity and moves the client into action. Coaching accelerates the client's progress by providing greater focus and awareness of choice. Coaching concentrates on where clients are today and what they are willing to do to get where they want to be tomorrow. In our role as coaches, we partner with clients to help them discover what they want, put a plan together, get clear on how they want to achieve their plan and how they want to be held accountable. Often, right from the first session, positive changes begin to happen. What is Team Coaching? Our objective as coaches when team coaching is to help a group of people with a common purpose identify and meet business goals while at the same time making the experience enjoyable for the team members. The coach collaborates with the team to clarify desired outcomes, develop plans of action, and overcome barriers. Typically a team is sponsored by an organization and has been formed to achieve specific business goals.
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