What is the profession of personal and business coaching?
A coach is a person who supports people (clients) to achieve their goals, with goal setting, encouragement and questions.
When a person coaches an individual client the initial task involves the coach and client working out a mutual understanding of the scope of work and documenting that understanding in a coaching contract. Then the coach helps the client to prioritize their current needs and looks for ways to address any improvements.
Typically, a coach helps clients to find their own solutions, by asking questions that give them insight into their situations. A coach holds a client accountable, so if a client agrees to a plan to achieve a goal, a coach will help motivate them to complete their plan. Coaching does not include the given solution for the problem but will energize the client to solve the problem. Unlike a counselor or mentor, a coach rarely offers advice.
Coaching is helping an individual, team or business produce a desired result by co-creating awareness and solutions.
Coaching is adding things
concepts
solutions
clarity
accountability
Coaching is removing things:
limiting beliefs
assumptions
environmental blocks
conflicting intentions