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Professional coaching is an interactive process
that helps individuals and organizations improve
their performance and achieve extraordinary
results. Professional coaches work with individuals
in all areas including business, career, finances,
health and relationships. As a result of professional
coaching, people set better goals, take more
action, make better decisions, and more fully
use their natural strengths.
Coaching is partnering with individuals and/or
teams in a thought-provoking and creative process
that inspires them to maximize their personal
and professional potential.
Professional coaches provide an ongoing partnership
designed to help people produce fulfilling results
in their personal and professional lives. Coaches
help people improve their performances and enhance
the quality of their lives.
Coaches are trained to listen, to observe and
to customize their approach to an individual's
needs. They seek to elicit solutions and strategies
from the individual; they believe each person
is naturally creative and resourceful. The coach's
job is to provide support to enhance the skills,
resources, and creativity that the person already
has.
Individuals who engage in a coaching relationship
can expect to experience fresh perspectives
on personal challenges and opportunities, enhanced
thinking and decision-making skills, enhanced
interpersonal effectiveness, and increased confidence
in carrying out their chosen work and life roles.
Consistent with a commitment to enhancing their
personal effectiveness, they can also expect
to see appreciable results in the areas of productivity,
personal satisfaction with life and work, and
the achievement of personally relevant goals.
Source: International Coach
Federation
www.coachfederation.org
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