Coaching FAQs

Leadership Coaching:

What’s the difference between coaching and consulting?

A consultant is an expert in your particular industry, who will tell you what to do. While I do offer advice where appropriate, my primary role as coach is to help you develop your own capacities. Whereas consulting is more about the answers, coaching is more about the questions: through Socratic dialogue we focus on you as a person and a leader, to identify and develop the habits, skills, and activities needed for your success.

Which industries do you work with most?

Again, I’m not a consultant, and therefore it adds little value for me to know the ins and outs of your specific industry. My focus is on developing people and building strong leadership from the inside out – using sound principles of personal growth and leadership development from coaching and psychology models. I could spend the time to learn about every client’s industry; but I’d prefer to work on being an exceptional coach rather than a mediocre consultant.

What is your hourly rate to continue after the first three months?

You are purchasing a coaching package, and not a “by-the-hour” service. Therefore I do not have an hourly rate. Any time spent over and above the initial agreement will be determined and agreed upon at that time.

Life Coaching:

Who are your typical clients?

My primary focus is on busy professionals and entrepreneurs, although I work with high-achieving people from all walks of life. Basically, when people ask me what I do, my standard answer is, “I work with people who are already doing well and want to be doing better”. I also like Dan Kennedy’s definition of coaching: “We help winners win bigger, faster, and better”.

What’s the difference between coaching and counselling?

The difference is a matter of degree and focus. We all have our anxieties and rough patches; it’s all part of the human condition. But if we’re having a hard time moving forward because of them, and “getting better” is the main focus of discussion, then counselling is probably more appropriate. On the other hand, coaching is appropriate if we have the energy and motivation to keep moving forward despite our circumstances; and if the focus is on personal development rather than mental health remediation.

How is the life coaching program structured?

Please read the description on the Life Coaching page to understand how the program as a whole is structured. Also note that because of the fluid nature of your life, there is no specific predetermined process for each meeting. What you bring to the table each meeting is what we discuss, and the direction we go depends on how the conversation unfolds. Having said that, the overarching goal of every meeting is to “Deepen the learning and forward the action”. This means that the focus of each meeting is on discovering some new insight or understanding, and then ending with a specific action plan for you to carry out until we meet again.

Relationship Coaching:

What’s the difference between relationship coaching and therapy? How will we know if this is the most appropriate service?

To be considered for this program, both partners agree that they are functioning well emotionally and are not currently experiencing a major mental illness. There is an absence of entrenched, complex problems impeding the health of the relationship; and both partners are willing and able to form an alliance with one another and work toward common goals.

The partners also need to understand that the focus of coaching is on evolving and manifesting potential in the present and future, as opposed to “healing” the past. There is a much greater emphasis on solutions and action versus problems and analysis.

If you have any questions about this please don’t hesitate to ask. After speaking more we’ll both know if this service isn’t the best choice for you at this time, and appropriate resources will be suggested.