What is Professional Coach?
A coach partners with clients in a thought provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential, which is particularly important in today’s uncertain and complex environment. Coaches honor the client as the expert in his or her life and work and believe every client is creative, resourceful and whole. Standing on this foundation, the coach’s responsibility is to:
This process helps clients dramatically improve their outlook on work and life, while improving their leadership skills and unlocking their potential.
What are the benefits of using a coach?
Professional coaching brings many wonderful benefits: fresh perspectives on personal challenges, enhanced decision-making skills, greater interpersonal effectiveness and increased confidence. And the list does not end there. Those who undertake coaching also can expect appreciable improvement in productivity, satisfaction with life and work, and the attainment of relevant goals.
What is the difference between Coaching and Therapy?
Coaching
CoachingFocuses on the here and now
Addresses open ended questions to get directly to the core of the current issue.
Doesn’t diagnose or treat
Coaches from the perspective that you are mentally healthy and doesn’t try to resolve old issues.
Will never tell you what you should do
Will give you the freedom to go at your own pace, but will hold you accountable for your commitments. You have to do the work
Therapy / Counseling
Focuses on past & present
Wants to view the reasoning and history behind the current issues
Diagnoses and treats
A therapist is trained to treat old issues and care for your mental health
They are not doing their job unless they tell you their opinion of what you should do
They may be more comfortable with a slow progression to your growth because they need the back story and are working to resolve old and ingrained beliefs.
A coach partners with clients in a thought provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential, which is particularly important in today’s uncertain and complex environment. Coaches honor the client as the expert in his or her life and work and believe every client is creative, resourceful and whole. Standing on this foundation, the coach’s responsibility is to:
- Discover, clarify and align with what the client wants to achieve
- Encourage client self-discovery
- Elicit client generated solutions and strategies
- Hold the client responsible and accountable
This process helps clients dramatically improve their outlook on work and life, while improving their leadership skills and unlocking their potential.
What are the benefits of using a coach?
Professional coaching brings many wonderful benefits: fresh perspectives on personal challenges, enhanced decision-making skills, greater interpersonal effectiveness and increased confidence. And the list does not end there. Those who undertake coaching also can expect appreciable improvement in productivity, satisfaction with life and work, and the attainment of relevant goals.
What is the difference between Coaching and Therapy?
Coaching
CoachingFocuses on the here and now
Addresses open ended questions to get directly to the core of the current issue.
Doesn’t diagnose or treat
Coaches from the perspective that you are mentally healthy and doesn’t try to resolve old issues.
Will never tell you what you should do
Will give you the freedom to go at your own pace, but will hold you accountable for your commitments. You have to do the work
Therapy / Counseling
Focuses on past & present
Wants to view the reasoning and history behind the current issues
Diagnoses and treats
A therapist is trained to treat old issues and care for your mental health
They are not doing their job unless they tell you their opinion of what you should do
They may be more comfortable with a slow progression to your growth because they need the back story and are working to resolve old and ingrained beliefs.
