Business coaching combines elements of consulting, counseling, training, and development, using evocative questioning, listening from the heart, suggestion of large requests, and assignment of customized field work to help clients identify where they want to be and get there much quicker than they ever could have on their own.
Coaches support clients in addressing personal and professional needs by serving as a sounding board for the client to bounce ideas off and by facilitating the development of an action plan with incremental steps.
Coaching works because of the strong relationship that develops between coach and client, which provides structure and accountability coupled with acknowledgment and unconditional support.
This objective partnership is instrumental in moving clients from being stuck to taking baby steps or even quantum leaps.
In addition, coaching also works because the coaching relationship is so highly inter-developmental and synergistic. Coaches will never assume a superior position over a client. There is a foundation of respect and equality that fosters the trust and openness needed to propel the client forward.
Based on the specific needs, wants, personality traits, and general characteristics of a client, a coach will develop a customized approach to the coaching work for each client. Cindy Thyfault has successfully worked with clients to develop and implement programs to increase business productivity as well as increase the quality of life for her clients for many years.