COACHING/CONSULTING/MENTAL SKILLS TRAINING
Executives, managers, and others interested in career growth and development often turn to a business coach for a personally tailored development process.
In today’s hyper-competitive marketplace, organizations need every possible advantage available. Organizations that implement well-being coaching resources show improved performance, reduced absenteeism, and greater employee job satisfaction.
Increasingly, individuals are using the same resources for improvements in their personal lives and relationships.
A few general points of distinction:
| Therapy | Coaching |
|---|---|
| Therapy Assumes the client needs healing | Coaching Assumes the client is whole |
| Therapy Roots in medicine, psychiatry | Coaching Roots in sports, business, personal growth venues |
| Therapy Works with people to achieve self-understanding and emotional healing | Coaching Works to move people to a higher level of functioning |
| Therapy Focuses on feelings and past events | Coaching Focuses on actions and the future |
| Therapy Explores the root of problems | Coaching Focuses on solving problems |
| Therapy Works to bring the unconscious into consciousness | Coaching Works with the conscious mind |
| Therapy Works for internal resolution of pain or conflict and to let go of old patterns | Coaching Works for external solutions to overcome barriers, learn new skills and implement effective choices |
With an understanding of the differences between the two approaches, professional coaching can be a great option for personal growth and development.