FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is coaching?
Coaching helps you accomplish the success you value. The principal credentialing body for professional coaching, the International Coaching Federation, defines coaching as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.”
How can coaching help you "cultivate your best self"?
All of us have an innate capacity to be high achieving leaders. You need desire and drive to accomplish your goals, and a strategy to bring your ideas to life. But sometimes obstacles can get in the way. Through coaching, you remove those barriers and reach your goals.
How are coaching engagements structured?
Sessions are client directed, so all engagements are unique. Typically, clients can expect a sequence of goal-setting tools, assessments, reflective activities throughout the process. Session objectives are determined in partnership, and action steps are identified. We determine an accountability plan and typically stay in touch in between sessions as well. Clients typically work with a coach for eight to twelve sessions over four to six months.
How is coaching different from counseling?
Coaching is a process for clients to focus on actionable steps to make changes, in partnership with a trained professional who is part accountability partner, part strategic guide, and always a champion for their clients’ success. Coaches focus on helping the client discover their path to solve problems and achieve success. Counseling or therapeutic intervention is designed to craft coping strategies and lead towards healing. Both kinds of engagement are valuable and can be done with different professionals in parallel.
How is coaching unique for education administrators and faculty leaders?
As educators, coaching may feel as familiar as a hand-in-glove. After all, we have been inspiring students toward their potential in and outside the classroom for years. Given the unique nature of educational settings, we don’t always have the time or capacity to focus on self-reflection and planning for our own development. Clients in education enjoy the opportunity to focus on their own horizon and find that their work with students in enhanced by development of themselves as professionals.
How do I partner with people in settings outside higher education?
Professionals in all arenas benefit from excellent coaching, and I do work with clients outside higher education. Typically those clients are referred to me by a mutual colleague. Let’s talk and see if my background intersects with your plans and needs. If not, I have a few fellow coaches to recommend, and we will surely enjoy a complimentary conversation.