Approach

This is my way of helping good people maintain their focus and (re)build their effectiveness.  It is a place that might just help you regain a better balance between ‘being’ and ‘doing’.

I follow six simple principles:

1. The client usually has the answers.

Coaching is not about telling you what to do. Coaching works from the basis that you already have all the resources, the answers and the intelligence you need.  And you can determine your own actions (because you are the only one who has full knowledge of your situation).

2. My role is to help you uncover those resources, answers and capabilities. (This doesn't mean that I will hold back from offering advice sometime.  I am too old to live up to all my professional ideals). 

3. Coaching is not therapy, it is focused on here-and-now issues, but it is impossible to successfully coach someone without understanding something about their life story and past.

4. My approach to coaching is to be ‘client focused’ which means that each session is led by your needs, interests and concerns.  There is no set agenda – each meeting is time specifically set aside for you to use as feels appropriate.

5. The coaching relationship is based on trust and mutual respect and is a partnership of equals.  It is a confidential arrangement.

6. Coaching is about change.

Clients come to coaching because they want to change, which usually means they want to improve their effectiveness in either their professional or personal life. The role of the coach is to facilitate this change. 

Ethical Guidelines for Coaching

Both coach and client are putting something of value into the relationship. For the coach this means that they are putting the full force of their skills, knowledge and experience into assisting the client in meeting their objectives. For the client this means the commensurate contribution of energy and commitment.

Coach and client will establish a working contract at the beginning of the relationship outlining the practical details of their relationship, including scheduling and payment terms.