Coaching

Many people get confused about exactly what is coaching and how does it differ from mentoring – at Paradigm we see coaching as a confidential supportive relationship and that through structured ‘conversations’ the client is helped to identify and achieve their potential.

Assisting clients to recognise that everyone has all the resources they need within them and that they just need some help to identify the ones that will help them to realise their plans at this time and for the future.

Paradigm also has the benefit of having Coaches that are a not only accredited with the Association for Coaching but who are also Master Practitioners of the Society of Neurolinguistic Programming, certified by the co-inventor of NLP; Dr Richard Bandler, which allows for many different dimensions of ‘conversation’ to be explored.

Here are some examples of coaching:

Client experiencing a career crossroads
A client with many years experience in public service was offered the opportunity to take early retirement. They used coaching conversations to help them identify what they really wanted – to buy and work a small-holding – and to develop the plans to achieve just that, from negotiating their exit to developing business plans. The client now has a small hotel in Wales that they supply with organic produce from their small-holding.
Drowning under workload
Working with an Educational Leader who was drowning under workload, but unsure how to delegate to others. Paradigm worked on the Leader's skills, confidence and boundary setting, as well as working with key team members to increase their confidence to enable them to successfully ‘step up’ to new challenges.
Returning to the workplace
A former professional who had taken ‘time out for family rearing’ and now wanted to return to the workplace. Paradigm coaches worked with the client to identify the resources needed for successfully balancing returning to the workplace and family needs. Raising the client's confidence to ensure that in undertaking paid work they were confident enough not only to do the role for which they were qualified but also to set boundaries that allowed for them to enjoy their family time, without either activity having a negative impact on the other.