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 |
|---|---|
| Assumes the client needs healing | Assumes the client is whole |
| Roots in medicine, psychiatry | Roots in sports, business, personal growth venues |
| Works with people to achieve self-understanding and emotional healing | Works to move people to a higher level of functioning |
| Focuses on feelings and past events | Focuses on actions and the future |
| Explores the root of problems | Focuses on solving problems |
| Works to bring the unconscious into consciousness | Works with the conscious mind |
| Works for internal resolution of pain or conflict and to let go of old patterns | 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.