What is coaching?
Coaching is defined as a coach partnering with their clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires each client to maximize their personal and professional potential. The process of coaching often unlocks previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity and leadership. Through strategies like active listening and powerful questioning, the coach facilitates the creation and the development of personal, professional or business goals. The coach supports their client in developing and carrying out a plan to achieve those goals. Coaching can take place in person or online.
What do clients typically focus on during coaching?
Coaching is a comprehensive process that might involve all areas of a client’s life, including work, finances, health, relationships, education and recreation.
Examples of a specific focus may include but are not limited to:
addressing a challenging decision
building resilience
overcoming a challenge
reducing stress
enhancing communication skills
developing leadership skills
What are the benefits of coaching?
There are many benefits of professional coaching. The advantages include increased efficacy in interpersonal skills and improved performance and engagement at work, as well as developing leadership skills, confidence and strategies for overcoming personal obstacles.
International Coaching Federation
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is the leading global association committed to improving coaching by setting high standards, providing independent certification and building a worldwide network of trained coaching professionals. As an ICF coach, Dr Sarah Whyte consistently upholds their values of integrity, excellence, collaboration and respect.
ICF offers the only globally recognised, independent credentialing program for coaches. Following a stringent coach-specific training programme, Dr Sarah Whyte is certified as an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with ICF.
Who typically engages sarah as a coach?
Sarah works with a range of clients, from interns and graduates to C-suite executives, including software engineers, sales and marketing professionals, management consultants and bankers across the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Middle East. Her clients typically work in fast-paced, high-volume roles and are under a lot of pressure to perform at a consistently high level.
Have you ever wondered how you could benefit from coaching, or if coaching would be helpful for you at this point in time? Maybe you’re not sure what coaching actually entails and you’d like to know more?
You can book a coaching discovery call to see if you and Sarah are a good fit for a coaching relationship.