Frequently Asked Questions
What is Business Coaching?
- Coaching is a highly powerful and focused developmental tool that enables the client to target key personal objectives in a challenging, open, creative, practical and totally relevant environment.
- Traditional coaching follows a process of discovery and understanding (Topic, Goals, Reality and Options/Opportunities) and then moves on to goal setting and action planning.
- It is the best way to ensure behavioural change amongst senior players in a business. The atmosphere is non-threatening and always positive and constructive, allowing for interactive discussion and confidential brain-storming.
- Coaching is the most effective way to implement personal development objectives. It focuses on the main issues, allowing the solutions to be individualised. These solutions can then be tested and modified on an ongoing basis until the client has the necessary ability and confidence to include them as part of their natural skill set.
Is coaching the same as "teaching"?
- No, coaching IS about the client learning, but the coach is a facilitator, not a teacher.
- Coaching is a technique used to unlock potential within a client through active listening and focussed questioning. The coach can provide structure and space to consider a topic in order to achieve a new insight or fresh perspective, but this is not done through "telling", but rather "exploring".
What's the difference between Coaching and Consulting?
- As consultants we are employed to bring our experience and expertise to the table, advising and making recommendations on strategies, plans and project delivery. Sometimes we are asked to create documents, define actions or deliver audits/reports.
- As coaches we are asked to facilitate change through tapping in to the talent and potential already embedded within the organisation and guiding staff to discovering and delivering PTC efficiencies.