Expert’s ideas

Here are some of the reasons why people use a coach:

• Build more effective teams and organisations
• Develop Personal Leadership capacity and improved Leadership skills
• Develop improved strategic capacity
• Learn a new skill/grow an existing strength or capability
• Improve an aspect of personal performance
• Support the making of an important business decision
• Improve a working relationship
• Adapt your management style
• Change some aspect of behaviour or personality
• Address some unfinished business or 'baggage' affecting your work
• Improve self regulation
• Develop emotional intelligence
• Develop deeper self-belief and confidence
• Prepare for a future leadership role
• Develop influencing skills
• Develop career
• Achieve better balance and perspective
• Improve resilience and coping skills
• Find greater meaning and purpose in work and life
• Find out what you really want
• Make a major life change
• Resolve an issue

Therapy, Consultancy, Mentoring Coaching

I want to ride a bike. Which professional should I go to for support?

Choose a...
Therapist - to help you get over the fear and actually get on the thing
Coach - to put you on the bike, help you pedal and then run along side as you get the job done
Mentor - to teach you how they have ridden the bike and model how you might like to do so yourself
Consultant - to work out which bike to ride

Some coaches will be able to span all of the above activities but every coach should be able to recognise which activity is being engaged in and know the difference innately. Coaching exists on a continuum that's runs from therapy to consultancy

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