How is this done?
As a generalisation, the first steps are to determine the end-goal of the coaching sessions, along with specific and measurable success criteria. Some tasks may be set as a prerequisite for starting work.
Then, a process of information gathering will begin to gain an understanding of the clients background. This can be as short as an hour, but can also be as lengthy as a day. It is necessary to validate and determine any knock-on effects from previous experiences which may have a bearing on the outcomes desired. However, this is not a counselling session, and the coach is more interested in the process by which a client came to be where they are today.
Once this is complete, focus will then be brought to bear on the areas of improvement sought. Again, this may require some tasks to be completed by the client and will contain guided questioning to understand the processes behind the current behaviour.
After this, interventions will be specifically designed for the client, utilising the process information elicted in the earlier steps, combined with applied psychology, learning and development tasks, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Hypnotherapy and Time Line Therapy™.
The coaching sessions are considered complete when the client has met the pre-determined success criteria.
When and where?
Though the initial meetings will be face-to-face, the sessions can take place via phone, video-conferencing or anyway that is convenient to the clients needs.
The question of “when” is just as flexible and will happen anytime a slot is available. The minimum time for a session is one hour.
A couple of side notes:
- If an afternoon can be set aside, this is preferable, especially for the first session.
- Some executives find the whole afternoon a difficult time slot to book, so in these cases, evening and weekend slots have been made available on occasion.
All sessions are completely confidential.
