SO... WHAT IS COACHING?
Coaching is a conversational-based approach, which provides a non-judgmental, open, collaborative and confidential space between coach and client. The meaningful conversation is focused on the client’s own thoughts, challenges, outcomes and goals.
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It is a journey of reflection, discovery and self awareness combined with actions.
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Along the way coaching creates clarity of purpose and direction, challenges limiting beliefs and self talk, and encourages clients to move towards successful resolution on their issues.
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The Importance of questions into coaching: questions are the mechanism to create a thinking space, they move people from unclarity to clarity, shift perspectives and are the engine to push people into actions. Actions lead to change.
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If I had one hour to solve a problem and my life depends on the solution,
I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper questions to ask. - A. Einstein
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During our journey, please don’t confuse coaching with counselling, mentoring or training.
Counselling
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Focused on the past
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Usually open-ended
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Clients come with problems, usually of an emotional nature.
Coaching
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Focused on the future; the past is visited for learning for future focus
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Normally uses fixed duration (although not set in stone)
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Clients come with both positive and negative issues
Mentoring
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Requires experience and knowledge in the area being mentored
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Often uses advice
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Usually related to a profession
Coaching
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Doesn’t require any experience or knowledge of the area being coached
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Non-advisory (although there may be times that advice is appropriate)
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Non professional-specific
Training
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Largely pre-defined agenda set by trainer
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Higher trainer involvement
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Knowledge and solutions mainly held by trainer
Coaching
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Open agenda based around client
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Higher client involvement
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Knowledge and solutions are to be found in the client