One-to-one work such as coaching is often the best opportunity for an individual looking to make substantial change to their working practices or to how they manage themselves in their work roles.
We coach creatively, sensitively and rigorously to help clients understand themselves and their context, and to bridge effectively the gap between aspiration and performance. We take a person-centred approach, focusing on your questions and priorities, and with due attention to any organisational developmental needs identified by managers or via appraisal processes.
The visible outcomes are changes in behaviour – learning, remembering and applying new behaviours in a wider range of situations. Outcomes internal to the person can include greater clarity and certainty, a new sense of direction, more accurate self awareness, and a stronger sense of self accountability and alignment of values and how you work.
The purpose of our work together:
To support you to improve your leadership and management practice
o You are an adult, capable of leading and managing your own development
o The resources you need lie within you – though outside help is sometimes needed to locate and strengthen those resources
o It is coaching, not therapy: seeking a coach is a responsible step for people who occupy key work roles
o Coaching can be hard work, fun, surprising, unsettling, rewarding – and it can bring long-term developmental impact.
o Be ready to discover and challenge yourself
o Value your coaching with us as one way in which you reflect on and learn from your work
o Ideally come to sessions with specific issues or ‘How do I…’ questions for us to focus on
o Uphold and support you as well as bringing appropriate challenge and questions
o Endeavour to create a safe space where the focus is wholly on you
o Prioritise your development as a practitioner during our work together.
At the heart is the chemistry of our working relationship together, and that between us we build a valid basis for effective coaching.