Professional Coaching
Professional coaching is an ongoing partnership that helps you produce fulfilling results in your personal and professional life. Through the process of coaching, you deepen your learning, improve your performance, and enhance your quality of life.
The 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study undertaken by Pricewaterhouse Coopers received more than 12,000 valid responses from 117 countries. These figures prove that coaching really is a global profession. The study estimates there are 47,500 practising coaches worldwide and I'm one of them! We are generating close to US$2billion dollars in annual revenue/income.
In 2010 the International Coach Federation (ICF) commissioned PricewaterhouseCooper's International Survey Unit (ISU) to conduct the Global Consumer Awareness Study which surveyed 15,000 individuals, ages 25 and up, from 20 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Here are top findings from the Global Consumer Awareness Study:
Why are people involved in a coaching relationship?
- More than two-fifths (42.6 percent) of respondents who had experienced coaching chose “optimize individual and/or team performance” as their motivation for being coached. This reason ranked highest followed by “expand professional career opportunities” (38.8 percent) and “improve business management strategies” (36.1 percent). “Increase self-esteem/self-confidence” and “manage work/life balance” rated fourth and fifth to round out the top five motivation areas.
How satisfied are those who have been coached?
- Satisfaction levels are very high (83 percent) among those who have been involved in a coaching relationship, 36 percent of which were “very satisfied.” The level of satisfaction rises even higher to 92 percent among those with an ICF Credentialed coach, 55 percent of which were “very satisfied.”
To read more results from this survey click Global Awareness of Coaching 2011 to down the two page PDF file.
2008 ICF Global Coaching Client Study, a study conducted by the International Coach Federation, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Association Resource Centre, Inc reported the following results for Asia Pacific:
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65%of coaching clients are female.
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The majority of coaching clients are between the ages of 36 and 45 (35.8%).
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The majority of coaching clients have acquired a university degree such as Bachelors (37.4%).
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The duration for the average coaching relationship for survey participants was 10.6 months.
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The top three motivations for obtaining coaching are:
§ 1. Self-esteem/Self-confidence (39.3%)
§ 2. Work/Life Balance (31.5%)
§ equal 2. Work Performance (31.5%).
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97.1% of coaching clients report they would repeat their coaching experience.
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86.0% of coaching clients report they are very satisfied with their coaching experience.
merrymentality offers two types of coaching:
- Organisational Coaching (corporate, government and associations) and
- Individual Coaching (personal and small businesses)
In each session, you choose the focus of conversation, while your coach listens and contributes observations and questions. This interaction creates clarity and moves you into action. Coaching accelerates your progress by providing greater focus and awareness of choice. Coaching concentrates on where you are today and what you are willing to do to get where you want to be tomorrow.
We coach following the merrymentality coaching model to move you towards your vision.
Please read on to see if hiring a coach is for you:
- why does coaching work?
- 7 compelling reasons why working with a coach is a good idea
- who works with a coach?
- what is worked on?
- how does a coach do this?
- who is a typical merrymentality coaching client?
- what is my investment?
- how would I get started?
- where do I start with a coach?
- what happens when I hire a coach?
- am I ready?
- how coachable am I? Take our online quiz.
- what do our coaching clients say?
why does coaching work?
Coaching works because of three unique features:
Synergy: You and your coach become a team, focusing on your goals and needs to accomplish more than you would alone.
Structure: With a coach, you take more actions, think bigger and get the job done, thanks to the accountability that your coach provides.
Expertise: Your coach knows how to help you make better decisions, set the best goals, and integrate your professional and personal life for maximum productivity.
7 compelling reasons as to why working with a coach is a good idea:
- A coach provides a sounding board for new ideas and better decisions.
- A coach gives you honest and unconditional support.
- A coach will help you set the goals you truly want and help you achieve them.
- A coach integrates your professional and personal life and makes sure that the goals are balanced and you achieve fulfilment.
- A coach helps you gain greater clarity of vision than you can't alone.
- A coach focuses on the big picture not just parts of it. Coaching is holistic.
- A coach helps make sure you are taking smart actions and being as effective as possible.
who works with a coach?
Leaders, emerging leaders, corporate employees, entrepreneurs, small business owners, professionals, creative people and individuals in transition use a coach to fix, solve, create or plan something, personally and/or professionally.
what is worked on?
- integrating work and lifestyle to discover your WorkStyle
- prioritising actions and projects
- being more effective in what you do with your time and resources
- personal planning, budgeting and goal getting
- making key decisions and designing strategies
- catching up and getting ahead of the business
- turning around a difficult situation
- office and/or home organisation
- career transition
- simplifying life
- beyond recovery (12 step)
how does a coach do this?
Professional coaching is delivered during regular sessions by telephone and/or in person, whichever is more convenient. As a client, you bring an agenda of items to the call. As your coach, we help you to solve the problems and make the most of the opportunities. When you are taking on a large goal, we help you design the project and provide support and structure needed to make sure it gets done. We bring out your best by offering advice, expecting a lot, helping you strategize and celebrating the wins.
Look at our WorkStyle Packages for Individuals
to see which one best suit you.
Look at our WorkStyle Packages for Organisations
to see which one best suits your workplace.
who is a typical merrymentality coaching client?
We have a wide range of clients who all want to achieve different results. Typically they are:
- leaders and emerging leaders who want more sustainable energy
- leaders and emerging leaders who are rapidly evolving
- leaders and emerging leaders who want to integrate their work and lifestyle
- leaders and emerging leaders who want to simplify their lives
- small business owners who want more time
- small business owners who want more energy
- small business owners who want to grow their business and themselves
- small business owners who want to connect vs be isolated
- corporate employees who want their life back
- corporate employees who want to get ahead of the pack
- creative souls looking for professional business skills
- creative souls who want unconditional support
- creative souls who are looking for structure
- coaches who want to build their professional practice dramatically
- coaches who need business systems so they can work on, not in, their business
- individuals who want to appreciate their spiritual journey
- individuals who are ready to achieve big goals
- individuals who want to discover their WorkStyle
- individuals who are in career transition
- 12 steppers who want to move beyond recovery
what is my investment?
Your investment can range from $660 per month to $836 per month for individual (personal and small businesses) coaching or $2,310 per month to $3,300 per month for organisational (corporate, government and associations) coaching. Fees are in Australian dollars and include GST for Australian clients.
Fees vary depending on your location and how many coaching sessions per month you choose - we are flexible in our coaching packages so you can choose the one that best suits your needs.
To discuss which WorkStyle Program best suits you, your organisation and your budget, please contact us.
how would I get started?
If you feel that this type of relationship could work for you, contact us and let's talk. Coaching is not something we sell; it is something you invest in because you want it.
where do I start with a coach?
We begin with a complimentary client meeting to get to know each other. You will want to get comfortable with us. If you decide that coaching is for you, you will then receive a welcome package containing checklists and assessment materials that we ask you to fill in to make the most of our coaching sessions. We then spend time getting to know you and coaching you to set the best goals for you. Together we design the best way we can work together as a team to accomplish these goals. This is not just goal setting - it is goal getting!
what happens when I hire a professional coach?
Many things happen but the most important are :
- you take more effective and focused actions immediately
- you take yourself more seriously, yet you have more fun
- you stop putting up with what is dragging you down
- you create momentum so that it is easier to get results
- life starts to become more effortless
am I ready?
- to have a healthier WorkStyle by integrating work and lifestyle
- to take more, better and smarter actions
- to make better decisions for yourself and your business
- to have a lot more sustainable energy
- to enjoy a life that honours your true values
- to have more serenity
- to reach for more, much more
- to make and keep more money
if the answer to any of these questions is YES, please contact us. We offer individuals a complimentary client meeting, and we offer organisations a complimentary consultation to scope out your requirements.
