What is coaching?
Coaching is a facilitated process designed to accelerate development and maximize potential through mindset and behavior change.
Coaching is inquiry-based and client-led
Coaching recognizes the resourcefulness and uniqueness of the client. A good coach will:
Ask, observe, or challenge - but generally not tell
Lead from behind, i.e., recognize the client’s knowledge of their own situation is greater than the coach's
Meet the client where they are
Coaching is space to rise above the whirlwind
Coaching is not about "hacking" performance with quick wins. Rather, coaching allows for:
Pursuing bigger goals that may get lost in the day-to-day shuffle
Reflecting on current behavior or performance and linking it to a desired future state
Creating experiments that get at what works for you
Coaching Themes & Approach
Navigate inflection points
We work with established and emerging leaders alike to approach their unique landscapes and challenges more effectively.
We support executives as they prepare to take on new or expanded roles, anticipating demands and identifying both the potential barriers to effective performance and the resources at hand that will position them to succeed.
We also unlock potential in leaders whose effectiveness is constrained by blind spots, or who simply want to push themselves to new levels of development.
Pursue lasting development
A successful coaching engagement will not focus on tactical recommendations; rather, we make space for the client to identify explicitly the things they or others know implicitly about the way they operate or the challenges they face. In doing so, the coach and client lay the foundation to work together to address these challenges.
Working together is a critical element here. Coach and client must commit to examine honestly and rigorously the goals and barriers at hand, both internal and external to the client.
Engage your whole self
An engagement will touch upon areas and themes of a client’s life beyond the workplace, even as we move toward professional goals. Perhaps not surprisingly, deep-rooted behaviors and assumptions that we bring into the office may have begun and/or been reinforced in other parts of life.
Along the way, we typically identify useful items that clients may take with them beyond the office.
Connect with core values
Our work often begins with taking stock of where we are and what "makes us tick."
We support clients to articulate and deeply engage with values and principles that guide them, whether for the first time or as a revision of an existing practice.
We also build awareness of strengths, skills, and resources that the client can rely on throughout the development journey.
Break free from old stories
As humans, we are powerful storytellers. Often, change is difficult precisely because it requires a rewriting of stories that have served us in the past.
In tackling the challenges that are most present for clients, we create space to critically reflect on the stories we might alter (and how!) to step into the change we desire.
Architect your next chapter
Moments of transition may be difficult and emotionally charged, but they are also full of opportunity to reflect, rethink, and re-imagine.
Whether changing careers, moving into retirement, or going through family changes, we work with our clients to lay the foundations for thoughtful, intentional transitions and to create plans for the "new normal."
Pursue YOU, at your best, with Cambio Leadership
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