What's Coaching

Coaching is co-creative conversation between the coach and the coachee. The term 'co-creative' means that the conversation is co-created by the coach and coachee. This conversation is about the topic(issue/challenge/problem) that the coachee brings for the coaching.

As the coaching conversation progresses, over one/more sessions, the coachee starts seeing the path ahead of himself, where he was struggling and arrived for coaching. The coach doesn't impose/suggest any of his ideas/views on the coachee. So, it often feels as though its all done by the coachee and the coach did nothing, except being in the coaching conversation. Yes, that's exactly what coaching is: connecting the coachee to that potential in him by bringing in the realization and fresh perspective. The coachee brings the content, while the coach facilitates the process. The conversation is all about identifying and exploring this potential in coachee. The coach is trained to conduct such conversations through listening, reflecting, summarizing, clean language and many other skills. A coach believes that the coachee has all the potential in him to achieve what he wants to and even go beyond that, either in professional or personal front.

The coaching takes place on the person and not on the issue. So, the learning and insights from the coaching sessions would continue to be with the coachee down the line and not end just after the coaching.

The coaching could be done on any of the topics: Identifying the blocker, clarifying the values, choosing the direction of career/moving up in the ladder, personal relationship, money, hobby, a conflict; OR day-to-day matters like: going for daily walk, going to gym, avoiding learning of vehicle, not doing skills development, getting more time for an activity, relationships;

Could cover any sectors and roles like: Medical, Pharmacy, IT, Daily life, Architecture, Politics, Employee, Employer, Lead, Teacher, Wife/Mother/Sister, Husband /Father/Son/Boyfriend etc.

Note that Coaching is not Counselling or Therapy, which deals with healing the past also, along with addressing present and future. It is also not mentoring/consultation, which deals with sharing coach's specialization knowledge in the same field. Coaching deals with present and future of the coachee.

I am an ICF(International Coach Federation) accredited ACC(Associate Certified Coach)'s trained coach, from CoachingDevelopment institute. I have 'Certificate of Attendance' granted for adhering to ICF's guidelines of practice and development towards the training completion. I am applying for ICF Credential by attesting the coaching experience hours.

I am offering my coaching service. If you're interested to know more or explore this opportunity, please contact me on: Kiran.katawa@gmail.com or +91-9513599919.