How Executive Coaching Works

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A 1-on-1 coaching relationship is confidential engagement through a few regularly scheduled sessions utilising a coaching program especially designed for the client to meet their personal goals and outcomes. As human beings, as easy as it might be to feel this way, we are in fact not fragmented and compartmentalised by our innate nature but rather by our thoughts, habits and beliefs with which we go about life. So when we are challenged by something, it affects another or multiple parts of ourselves. And so with the integral approach, the coaching program is designed with the understanding of the whole client, and not an isolated part of your life. As the coach and client relationship is a safe container for the client, you have the discretion to share as you feel comfortable. Before a formal coaching relationship begins, we will have a 20min intro session to discuss your expectations and enquiries about entering a coaching program with me as well as gain a better understanding with the coaching approach I make use of. There is no charge for this. Only upon mutual agreement after this intro session, we can schedule the first session to commence your 1-on-1 coaching program. By hiring me as your coach, you likely want to make significant changes in your life. These changes can sometimes happen fast and sometimes not. Because change happens over time, we will discuss a recommended amount of sessions for the coaching process during the intro session depending on the nature of your goals. This allows the coaching relationship to develop and be powerful. The coaching relationship requires mutual commitment from both coach and client to see through the coaching program.

Executive Coaching

3. Commitment – Building and sustaining motivation
 
Executive coaching process – Step 3
Very often, even knowing a goal, agreeing to its importance and knowing what you need to achieve it is not enough. Circumstances, be they personal or job-related or even market-related, play an enormous influence on an individual’s ability to sustain their motivation. An important part of the coaching process is to support an individual to maintain perspective and constantly link the overall importance of what it is they are trying to achieve to the actual actions required to do it. Confidence, esteem, determination and effective prioritization are some of the frequently addressed issues in this area.
 
Result: An established link between goals and why they are important Additionally, there may be practical action steps to help both build and sustain motivation.
 
4. Tracking – Measuring your progress
 
Executive coaching process – Step 4
Establishing meaningful milestones that can be used to helped track progress is critical for both sustaining commitment and acknowledging progress. Regardless of whether these measures are external, internal or a combination of both, they need to be clearly defined. An individual’s definition of success and how they know they’ve achieved it is one of the key factors in driving their level of satisfaction and happiness in life.
 
Result: Clearly defined milestones. This step also results in the identification and overcoming of hurdles.
 
5. Acknowledgment – Celebrating success
 
Executive coaching process – Step 5
Finally, if you are honestly challenging yourself to achieve your full potential then there will be times when you fail to achieve the goals you define. Not acknowledging the success that you have had however is often an unfortunate disservice many individuals fall victim to. An effective coach allows an individual to fully appreciate their own journey and progress, regardless of any outcome.

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