The cost of Coaching is primarily determined by the amount of ‘real time’ input required from a ‘real life’ Coach!

Three other dimensions also impact cost :

• format - Coaching can be delivered in-person, on the phone, or via email
• content - Coaching 'agendas' can be open, tailor-made, or programmed
• numbers - Coaching can operate 1-1 or 1-many

1-1 Coaching with a wide open agenda delivered in-person is the most costly
Large group Coaching with a programmed agenda delivered via email is the least costly

More about format

• In-Person

Where location, proximity, and matching of schedules permit, In-Person Coaching is often a preference.  It also tends to support and increase ‘commitment’ to attend sessions.  I currently Coach In-Person in London, New York & Montreal.

• Phone

The majority of Coaches do the majority of their Coaching by phone!  It works well and particularly in combination with and to support other formats of delivery like In-Person and Email Coaching.  Phone Coaching erases all issues of location and proximity, can be more convenient for both clients and their Coach, and is even said by some to facilitate a greater measure of honesty and clarity of thought and expression through the removal of what can sometimes be distracting body language.

• Email

Full utilization of technology and a belief in people's self-motivation have always been to the fore in the Coaching profession so online communications and 'virtual' relationships are something of a norm.  It can make Coaching highly cost-efficient and in my experience is very successful at delivering results, particularly when supplemented with a measure of phone support.  As well as a Coaching delivery vehicle in its own right, email dialogue is also effective as an interim tool between In-Person and Phone Coaching sessions.

More about content

• Open

Entirely the client's agenda, the Coaching focuses on what THEY specifically want to achieve from their Coaching.

• Tailor-Made
  

There are specific areas of focus and specific pieces of material that the Coach can work on with clients, at THEIR request or at the request of and selected by their managers/bosses.

• Programmed

Sets of materials are put together to comprise specific Coaching Programmes.  Each piece of material stands alone AND also complements the others.  These materials range from simple (though not necessarily easy!), immediately impactful and widely applicable tools and techniques, to more challenging strategies and actions that have an even more profound effect on the way people approach their lives and their work. Further materials introduce additional skills and tools for individuals to customise and streamline their methods, for best results at work and beyond.

More about numbers

•  1-1
  

The most private and ‘individualised’ form of Coaching.  Not necessarily the most costly - it depends on delivery format.  A measure of private and individualised support included within programmed or prescribed Coaching can be highly effective.

• 1-Many
  

There are clear cost efficiencies in Coaching more than one individual at one time whatever the delivery format or nature of the agenda.  ‘1-many’ covers a range from business partnerships and leadership teams of 2-4, to departments or groups numbering 10 or more, to larger ‘common interest’ groups of up to 100.

 

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