Career Coaching: what it is and how to do it Julia Yates City, University of London

What are the key differences? Career coaching Career guidance Careers advice Career consultancy Job coaching Employability advice Career counselling What are the key differences?

Career Coaching and Career Guidance Which is more goal-orientated? Which is more directive? Which is more effective? Which is more private-sector? Which is more likely to one-off? Which has the better image? Hands up

What I like about Career Coaching

their own performance” “Unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their own performance” Sir John Whitmore (Whitmore 2002)

“Collaborative conversations, grounded in coaching and career theories which lead to a positive outcome regarding career and/or personal fulfillment” Yates 2013

‘It’s unjumbled lots of things in my head’

Elements of coaching van Nieuwerburgh 2012 questioning, etc. Listening, Skills “Way of Being” Model or approach Process van Nieuwerburgh 2012

Who’s in charge? The Coach The Client The Process The Content Keeps time Maintains focus Moves conversation on The Client The Content Chooses topic Selects goals Decides timings

TGROW Topic Goal Reality Options Way Forward John Whitmore 1992

TGROW Topic John Whitmore 1992

Topic Overall objective Where do you want to get to?

TGROW Topic Goal John Whitmore 1992

GOAL Outcome for session What do you want from this conversation?

TGROW Topic Goal Reality John Whitmore 1992

REALITY Tell me the story so far What is happening now? What skills and experiences do you have? What do you mean by that? What have you already tried? How do you feel about the current situation?

TGROW Topic Goal Reality Options John Whitmore 1992

OPTIONS Identifying a number of options What are your options? What else? If you could do anything, what would you do? Evaluating options What advice would your role model give you? What does your heart / head tell you?

TGROW Topic Goal Reality Options Way Forward John Whitmore 1992

WAY FORWARD “We’ve talked about a lot of things today. What are you actually going to go away and do?” What challenges might you face? How will you overcome them? Who will you get support from?

What’s different? In what ways is TGROW similar or different to the guidance model you use? In what ways could it add to your practice

What I like It’s easy to communicate to my client Easier transition from one stage to the next A more collaborative partnership Clearer expectation of roles

Want to learn more? Van Nieuwerburgh, C. (2013). An introduction to coaching skills London: Sage Yates, J. (2013) The Career Coaching Handbook Hove: Routledge Julia.yates.1@city.ac.uk