Career Coaching

What can be invaluable at such times is to identify with new clarity the strengths and qualities that we draw on when performing at our best. Remarkably few people are either conscious of these qualities or able to clearly articulate them, and yet they provide the basis on which career transitions may be confidently navigated. Coaching typically begins with an exploration of the individual's achievements, where these are defined as things they have done throughout their life that have given them a sense of satisfaction. On the basis of this enquiry, a clear and consistent pattern of themes emerges which provides a rich understanding of the individual's uniqueness and what might be called their 'want-to-do strengths'. These can be clearly distinguished from their 'can-do strengths'; those that they may be very accustomed to using but have much less appetite for.

On the basis of this exploration, clients are able to make more informed decisions about their career options; they are able to identify previously unconsidered possibilities, and to create CVs and personal biographies that present them at their best. On-going coaching provides the support and guidance needed to sustain the individual through the process of transition, from leaving the familiar behind, holding steady during any intervening period of uncertainty, and then engaging positively with the new.