Coaching and mentoring

Individuals who work in senior roles within organisations are increasingly seeking personal development experiences to ensure they can focus intensively on their specific challenges. IKD provides one-on-one and group coaching for a range of professionals including lawyers, doctors and senior executives, and has established a strong reputation for facilitating significant professional growth that easily justifies the investment of time and resources in this popular form of professional development.

Our approach

The coaching process involves an upfront agreement about the key challenges that will be addressed but does not exclude those that present along the way. The coach plays the role of educator, feedback provider, challenger and supporter. Specific tasks and new behaviours are set at the end of each session and reflection is a key tool used to analyse progress and change.

The coaching program usually involves an initial block of six two-hour sessions. The return on investment (ROI) is established at the outset and revisited at regular points along the way. In the course of the sessions, IKD coaches will give you give you clear principles and steps that enable full participation, elicit various perspectives and create focus, cooperation and direction.

Our philosophy

IKD follows the standards and principles of coaching outlined by the International Coach Federation (ICF). The ICF, in turn, adheres to a form of coaching that honours the client as the expert in his/her life and work, and believes that every client is creative, resourceful and whole. This form of coaching mandates an approach whereby the client’s progress is accelerated through the provision of greater focus and awareness of choice. Such an approach also recognises that results are a matter of the client’s intentions, choices and actions, supported by the coach’s efforts and the application of the coaching process.

Coaching outcomes

Coaching is a one-on-one development opportunity that will enable you to:

• Move to a more senior role
• Transition into a new role
• Perform at a distinctive level within current role