Advancing Your Career with Coaching

Coaching is a supportive tool that leverages your skills and has the power to help you advance in your career. Here are a few specific ways you can use coaching to get ahead.

Reflection and clarity

Working with a coach can help you get clarity on your deeper desires, values, and long-term career goals. If you aren’t already on a clear career path, honest and anonymous conversations with your coach can help you identify what you truly want, make decisions in line with your authentic self, and direct your career with passion and clarity. 

Improve on your strengths and skills

Coaching conversations provide you with an opportunity to reflect on your strengths and weaknesses as well as identify areas for improvement. Coaches often are able to recommend additional education, skill training, or other development opportunities that are specific to your needs. Working with a coach can help you develop a growth-mindset and resilience to overcome obstacles and challenges. 

Time management and goal-setting

Many of us struggle with prioritization, time management, and focused attention to meet our goals. A coach can help you identify distractions and time wasters and help you work productively to ensure you are on the right track and timeline.

Decisive decision-making

Leaders must understand the impact of their decisions and be decisive with follow through. Working with a coach can help you understand any inner-conflict that might arise when making decisions, analyze and explore options and outcomes, and make decisive decisions as a leader. Speaking openly about struggles or indecisiveness can also help you gain confidence and step into your power as a leader.

Accelerate your career

After you know where you want to be in your career, a coach can help you accelerate your advancement by getting clear on your next steps, explore opportunities for promotion, assess your prospects, identify key milestones in your career search, develop your personal brand, and help you succeed in a new position. A coach is your ally in the entire process and can offer you the feedback and support you need at every stage.