a guide to effective coaching
what is coaching?
Coaching is your opportunity to build confidence, gain clarity, and take meaningful action on the things that truly matter.
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It's about being heard, paid attention to, and mirrored in a way that goes beyond what supervisors, friends, and family can provide.
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Imagine having an objective advocate fully present with you, asking thought-provoking questions to help you navigate personal and professional challenges.
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Coaching is an empowering and inspiring experience, designed to uplift and guide you toward realising your full potential.
who is coaching for?
I'm here to guide individuals like you who are ready to leverage their strengths, passions, and values, embarking on a journey to become the truest version of themselves.
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Whether you're a rising star, a soul searcher, a new parent, or someone seeking a fresh challenge, coaching is for everyone!
It's predominantly tailored for professionals ready to identify their next career step, values-driven individuals seeking alignment, and employees aiming to maximise their strengths for impactful contributions.
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It's not just for those seeking to go from 'bad to good'. In fact, most people are looking to move from 'good to great'!
how does coaching work in a practical sense?
The coaching offered would be designed and tailored to provide you with the best duration and frequency of sessions.
An example: 9 hours of coaching run as 6 x 1.5 hour sessions.
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Within our coaching framework, the aim is to provide you with a safe environment to explore challenges and opportunities for change and to help you to realise your full potential.
The sessions are designed to:
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Be informal and open.
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Offer you a totally confidential environment in which you feel comfortable enough to use your coach as a sounding-board for your thoughts.
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Provide you with guidance in exploring the areas of focus which you choose to address during the coaching programme.
what are the objectives of the coaching programme?
The objectives of the coaching sessions are:
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To facilitate and support your development.
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To allow open, honest and confidential exploration of the issues raised.
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To encourage and support the implementation of personal development goals.
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I will work with you using a combination of approaches including:
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Identifying the reality of where you are now as well helping you to define your values and goals.
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Exploring all options open to you and then helping you decide on your way forward, working towards consciously set objectives.
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Helping you to understand, clarify and master the behaviours and emotions which will help you towards greater achievement and management success.
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Supporting you in overcoming any challenges and embedding any behavioural changes which you desire.
my commitments as a coach
As Coach, I agree to:
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Commit to supporting you during coaching sessions in moving towards achieving your goals.
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Respond to your needs and agenda and NOT to impose an agenda on you.
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Actively listen and help you explore your ideas without imposing my own.
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Ask questions to enable you to explore issues more deeply.
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Support but also challenge you.
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Relate to you with respect, dignity, integrity and compassion.
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Manage the coaching assignment in a professional manner.
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Keep everything you may say and write fully confidential, unless otherwise specifically agreed by you in advance or required by law and not to intrude into areas you wish to keep private until invited to do so.
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Help you work things out for yourself and avoid giving you instructions on how to act
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Help you establish what help you want/need and how you might access it
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Avoid jumping to conclusions or being judgmental.
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Help you explore options and the advantages/disadvantages of different courses of action.
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Encourage you to reflect on specific experiences in order to learn from them.
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Encourage you to set learning objectives.
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Help you identify, plan and prioritise how to meet your development needs.
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Provide you with constructive feedback as and when appropriate.
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Work in accordance Coaching Code of Ethics and Good Practice.
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To discuss any ongoing coaching requirements beyond the contracted hours.
coaching works when...
As the coachee, here's what I'd require in our coaching partnership:
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Take ownership of your emotions and behaviours stemming from the coaching process. It's a journey of self-discovery, and your active involvement is key.
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Take personal responsibility for the choices and decisions you make as a result of the coaching process.
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Be honest, open and committed to the coaching process.
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Respect our shared time. If you need to reschedule, give at least 48 hours' notice whenever possible. Communication is key for a smooth coaching experience.
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Bring your full enthusiasm, commitment, and engagement to each coaching session. Your active participation fuels our progress.
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If at any point you find my behaviour or actions unhelpful or inappropriate, let's talk about it. Your feedback is crucial for a constructive coaching relationship.
success through collaboration
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Let's ensure we don't overstep what's reasonable, respecting each other's time commitments. We'll stick to the agreed-upon session times and engage in a reasonable amount of email/messaging contact between sessions.
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Honesty and openness are the cornerstones of our coaching relationship. We commit to being transparent and truthful with each other, fostering an environment built on trust and authenticity.
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Share responsibility for the smooth ‘winding down’ of the relationship when its purpose has been achieved and avoid creating dependency.