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Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their growth.
— John Whitmore

WHAT IS COACHING?

In today’s dynamic business environment, coaching has emerged as a powerful tool for leadership development, helping leaders unlock their full potential and drive meaningful impact. Over the past two decades, coaching has gained traction as a tailored approach to growth—distinct from traditional therapy, counseling, or consulting—by providing leaders with ongoing, future-focused support.

Coaching is a collaborative partnership designed to enhance self-awareness, decision-making, and strategic thinking. Rather than prescribing solutions, coaches challenge leaders with thought-provoking questions, empowering them to develop their own insights and solutions. This process fosters lasting transformation, equipping leaders with the clarity, confidence, and resilience needed to navigate complexity, inspire teams, and achieve sustainable success.

WHY DO I NEED A COACH?

People seek coaching for a variety of reasons, often driven by personal, professional, or developmental needs. Here are some of the most common reasons people decide to work with a coach:

  1. Career Advancement:

    • Guidance on career development, transitions, or overcoming professional obstacles.

    • Support in achieving promotions, changing careers, or starting a new business.

  2. Leadership Development:

    • Developing leadership skills, including strategic thinking, team management, and decision-making.

    • Enhancing emotional intelligence, communication skills, and the ability to motivate and inspire others.

  3. Personal Growth:

    • Increasing self-awareness, self-confidence, and understanding personal values and goals.

    • Cultivating a growth mindset, resilience, and the ability to manage change.

  4. Improving Work-Life Balance:

    • Finding strategies to balance professional responsibilities with personal life.

    • Reducing stress and preventing burnout.

  5. Performance Enhancement:

    • Overcoming barriers to high performance in work or personal endeavors.

    • Setting and achieving challenging goals.

  6. Navigating Life Transitions:

    • Support during significant life changes such as relocation, retirement, or entering a new life stage.

    • Managing the emotional and practical aspects of transitions.

  7. Relationship Improvement:

    • Enhancing communication and interpersonal skills.

    • Building or repairing personal and professional relationships.

  8. Health and Wellness Goals:

    • Setting and achieving health-related goals, such as improving fitness, adopting a healthier lifestyle, or managing stress.

  9. Financial Coaching:

    • Setting financial goals and developing strategies to achieve them.

    • Improving financial management skills and making informed financial decisions.

  10. Confidence and Executive Presence:

    • Building self-confidence and improving presence in professional environments.

Coaching offers a personalized approach to addressing these needs, providing support, accountability, and expert guidance to help individuals achieve their specific goals and improve their overall quality of life.

How is coaching Different from counselling and therapy?

Therapy and counselling focus on helping people move from a position of dysfunction to a point of functional. Coaching, on the other hand focuses on supporting people in moving to a place of functioning to achieving optimal self and outcomes.

Generally speaking, therapy and counselling focus on helping people move from a position of dysfunction to a point of being functional. It often addresses past experiences, emotional healing, and mental health challenges. On the other hand, coaching is future-focused, action-oriented, and designed to help individuals maximize their potential. Individuals seek coaching when they are already functioning well but seek growth, clarity, and enhanced performance.

HOW DOES COACHING WORK?

If you are interested in starting a conversation, let's get to know one another through a discovery session! Sessions are 60 minute virtual calls scheduled at a time that is convenient to you. For optimal outcomes, it is recommended that clients commit to a minimum of 10 sessions on a bi-weekly basis. Our flexible approach allows you to fit your coaching in when it works with the rest of your life.

Before any coaching sessions begin, Conversation Supply Co. requires a signed and completed coaching intake form. All information is kept strictly confidential.


HOW MUCH DOES COACHING COST?

We offer packages flexible to your schedule and requirements. Contact us for more information.

* Please note that we limit the number of client sessions we do on a weekly basis to keep the quality of sessions and individual attention high. Due to the large demand for coaching, clients are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis.

How often should I meet with my coach?

It is recommended that clients maintain a regular cadence with sessions every 2 - 4 weeks. This ensure we maintain momentum, and that clients have sufficient time between sessions for reflection and action items.


ARE SESSIONS CONFIDENTIAL?

Yes. All sessions are confidential and bound by the ICF Code of Ethics.