The most cited benefits from an individual client’s perspective

• Confidential, allows for personal feelings and thoughts to be examined
• Creates time to think rather than be reactive
• Provides a sounding board often allowing the client to find their own solutions
• New/different perspectives, the coach is able to add to the debate
• Activities to support the coaching process
• Session notes - a picture builds up, the client can chart progress
• Advice from experienced coach who is not involved in the day to day management or life of the client
• Quality service from experienced coach
  Honesty, there can be no hiding from the facts
• Trust, the client must trust the coach allowing a more open debate
  Development support to allow the client to create their own agenda and course of action
• Confidence to take action, once the client can see what needs and can be done, then confidence will follow
  Support development career. The client is able to see their potential and the rewards that follow.
• Choices, good coaching allows for new opportunities to be discovered and the potential to make new choices.

Coaching is a journey where the client, with help and support, is able to take time out, confront the issues they are facing and then work through the alternatives leading to a plan of action that benefits the individual. This in turn benefits the business/organisation they are working in.