Coaching is a form of professional counselling that inspires the coachees to maximize their personal and professional potential. It aims on initiating a transformational process. Goals and solutions are discovered along the way. Coach and coachees work together in a partnering relationship. The coachees are experts on the content level; the coach is an expert in professional counselling.
Coaching primarily aims at managers, working with specific objectives, methodology and approach. Typical features are topic-specific support provided by a limited number of consultations, as well as the teaching of skills at short training intervals. This approach prevails in German-speaking countries.
Coaching is a form of professional guidance focusing on the professional and personal growth of the coachees. It is a structured and purposeful process whereby the coach encourages the effective behavior of the coachees. The coach is likely to use directive approaches to support the coachees to accomplish their goals.
