What is coaching?
Professional leadership coaching is series of intentional conversations. It’s a process of inquiry, learning, risk-taking, and accountability that helps people to understand themselves more deeply. Coaching is also an important outlet for reflection, recovery, and recharge. Professional leadership coaching enables leaders and those seeking personal and professional growth to become more resilient and take to take authentic, compassionate, and confident action.
Why would I want coaching?
You want to widen your perspective to see more future possibilities.
You want to feel energized and take purposeful action.
You want time to do some practical planning.
You want to better hold yourself accountable to your goals.
You want to take control of some things in your life.
You want to have a stronger sense of well-being.
You want to be a better leader.
You want to feel more like your authentic self.
What is the relationship between the coach and the client?
Coaching is an honest partnership between coach and client. Direct communication is encouraged, as is risk taking. As the coach, Melissa is supportive and listens with a non-judgmental curiosity, and she also holds her clients accountable. The coach's goal is to help clients discover what’s going on beneath the surface for them. Melissa asks powerful questions that may challenge her clients to think deeply and in new ways. She holds a space for her clients to reflect, creating new awareness, renewed meaning, and fresh commitment to action. During coaching sessions, Melissa may also offer mental skills and strategies for her clients to practice.