Coaching and Mentoring

The coaching engagement starts with a 2 hour discovery session, usually done face-to-face. In the discovery session, targets of the coaching process are determined and the method of working together is designed.

It is important that the coach and the client have good chemistry. Therefore if they have not worked together before, a short “tasting” half hour coaching session can be planned with the consent of both sides, prior to the start of the coaching process. Afterwards it can be decided whether or not to progress with the coaching.

Depending on the goals and customer needs it is decided if:

• the sessions are bi-weekly or weekly,
• the sessions are to carried face-to-face or via Skype/telephone,
• the process will include mentoring or not.

Sessions following the discovery session are one hour each. In order to trigger change, the duration of a coaching engagement is 6 sessions and 3 months. Recommended duration is six months.

Apart from the general goals of the coaching process, the topic of each session is separately determined and is the responsibility of the customer. It is important that the customer thinks about what he/she wants to talk about that day, prior to each session.

At the end of each session, the customer will have homework that will be determined together by the coach and the customer. The homework may be different types, such as questions that need to be deeply reflected on, actions that trigger momentum or reading and researching on a topic. Homework ensures that the customer benefits as much as possible from the coaching and takes the responsibility of own transformation.

If the coach has know-how and experience on the topic being discussed and if the customer has requested mentoring, the coach will share recommendations and opinions by asking permission.