What is coaching?

"I want to get over there, but I'm not sure how to do it."

"I have taken every management course I can, but how do I develop myself in this senior role?"

"I have no work/life balance."

"I have been lucky until now but I will soon get 'caught out' by my supervisor."

These are just a few of the issues that my clients express to me when we first meet. They are important questions and are appropriately tackled in a coaching environment. But the essence of coaching is not about a coach supplying answers for the client. It is about helping clients to understand how and why they find themselves in their dilemmas, and challenging them to seek and find their own solutions.