What is Coaching?
Coaching offers a chance to be heard and supported in a focused session. While we all have goals it can be difficult to overcome hurdles by ourselves. A coach can support you in finding the inner resources you need to move forward, as well as helping you connect to your values so they align with your goals.
I offer leadership coaching to anyone in a leadership role, including those in larger corporations and non-profits, and other forms of leadership also, such as teaching, leading groups, and more.
What is Leadership Coaching?
Many of us find ourselves promoted into leadership roles, with vary little training in how to actually lead. The gap between competency in your profession and the ability to manage, and communicate with, people, is often extremely large. Added to that, is the complexity of team dynamics, the wider company’s culture and our own communities, as well as our professional and personal lives. That is a lot to deal with!
A leadership coach can help you to find what being a leader means to you, supporting you in learning the skills you need to embody that. Through bringing your own genuine personality and values to your leadership you will find a sense of clarity and ease, as you lead without second-guessing yourself every step of the way. Benefits include: improved relationships with colleagues and team members, better decision-making and communication, and healthier team dynamics.
What happens in a session?
In a leadership coaching session, I will:
- Help you to identify your pain points and areas of potential growth
- Explore your current challenges and future goals with you in depth
- Help you set specific and impactful goals and break them down into actionable steps
- Teach you tools for gaining perspective, working towards goals and finding your motivation
- Identify your values with you and help you to consider if your goals align with them
- Help you to see your situation in the wider context of the dynamics of your team, your workplace culture, as well as the way your own culture and community impacts and/or supports you
- Support you in finding your own genuine version of leadership, and in implementing strategies so you can become the leader you want to be.
Is Coaching like having therapy?
Coaching is different to therapy, in that it takes place largely in the present moment and we look towards the future together. Although the past may come up organically from time to time, we focus on your experience now and your vision for your life. If you are feeling that you currently mainly need to work on issues from your past (which is valuable work) you may benefit more from seeing a therapist at this time.
What is Different About Your Approach?
In addition to coaching, I have a varied background of work and study (acupuncture, stretching, self-development, running a career program, writing and more) which helps me to think outside of the box and assist clients in making meaningful change. Working with me will therefore be quite different to working with someone with a background in corporate work and you may find this opens up different possibilities for your sessions.
From my experience of creating my own brand and designing a training program, as well as creating and running a career program, I have learned the skills leaders need to oversee projects and manage the people involved. As a writer and creator, I also have a good understanding of tackling challenges and projects and seeing them all the way to the end and everything that that process entails – both practically and personally. For this reason I have worked with many creatives and entrepreneurs who are attempting large, challenging projects. I am also passionate about supporting those who are: creating social change, supporting the vulnerable in society and, or intent on bringing their gifts into the world to make a difference in some way.
What is the Next Step?
If you are interested in learning more about my coaching, you can book a free 30 min zoom call with me to see if we are a good fit, via email (hello@suzannewylde.com).