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MORE ABOUT COACHING
Coaching*
works because of some specific factors that differentiate it from
other practices:
Purpose -
to seek client-defined fulfillment by accomplishing goals,
transitioning to something different, or creating something
that does not yet exist;
Process -
includes awakening, challenging and supporting the client to take
action -- small, consistent steps often leading to exponential
leaps -- that build or develop what the client chooses to create;
Structure - a context of
client focus, support and encouragement for defining goals,
removing blocks and taking action, to which the client supplies
commitment to making changes;
Expertise - a
trained and/or certified coach has skills and tools to assist the
client to make better choices and decisions, set clearer goals,
make more money, restructure their professional and personal
lives; build something new; this may be combined with other
professional knowledge and experience depending on the coach's
background;
Relationship Synergy -
the client and coach become a team, allowing for bigger, faster
and more satisfying results than the client would achieve alone;
this is due, in part, to consistency and accountability, features
of the unique relationship between client and coach that includes
a system of progress checks, regular clarification and
re-orientation toward the client's chosen outcomes.
By contrast:
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Consulting: an expertise
tool -- a person with greater knowledge or experience in a
particular area assists a person or organization lacking in
that knowledge or experience primarily by assessing or
advising. Many coaches are consultants; but not all
consultants are coaches. A coach's consulting expertise
is based upon background and experience. Mine includes
in-depth knowledge of human growth and development, business,
law and lots of life experience.
Mentoring:
an advancing tool -- a person of greater station, expertise
or experience assists another to improve his/her position within
an organization or system. Many professional settings and
organizations fail to even utilize the concept of mentoring, let
alone have anyone really trained to help others advance.
Together, we can develop more of that for your organization.
Therapy: a
dysfunction or disease oriented problem-solving tool -- a
person of greater education helps or therapeutically treats
another individual who is suffering or struggling due to
physical, emotional or psychosocial difficulties. If
therapy is what's needed, a referral to a trained specialist is
required. This is NOT what coaching, consulting and
training are about.
Coach
training programs meeting certain standards are accredited by the
International
Coach Federation. Individual practitioners may obtain a
professional coaching credential from ICF as well, by meeting and
maintaining certain
core
coaching competencies and adhering to defined
ethical guidelines.
*Coaching is a collaborative process
for assisting individuals and organizations to maximize results
based on attributes and skills they already possess or are willing
to develop. Persons seeking legal, psychological or
financial advice should contact a local licensed professional.
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