Career coaching

Helping people maximise their careers and their contribution to their organisations

Why have a career coaching?

People may choose a review for a whole variety of reasons. Here are just a few examples:

• They have reached a turning point and feel unsure which way to go next
• Life-changing events, outside work
• Issues that have arisen in the role
• Organisational change
• Personal change
• A need to take time out to review where they are going
• Lack of career progression
• A need to move away from what they have been doing
• Feeling stale

An example programme

These are usually customised, often either one-to-one coaching or a combination of coaching and a workshop. A programme may include:

An initial one-to-one

This may include

• Exploring their current situation and needs further
• Examining any fears and concerns about the process
• Establish a level of commitment to the process
• Explore approaches towards individual career management
• Investigate strategies that are not working
• Discuss strengths, development areas and career drivers
• Begin building possible actions for future career management

The workshop

It may cover

• Managing change
• Effective career management
• Self-awareness
• The changing needs of the organisation
• Career vision
• Profile management
• Action planning

A follow-up one-to-one

This might consist of:

• An assessment in the light of the workshop
• Further reflection and discussion that might have taken place
• Identification of key underlying obstacles
• Key learnings
• Development of a strategy for change
• Action planning

Further coaching can be designed to build on and develop initial thinking.