My Coaching Approach and Ethics
Coaching is an inspiring, empowering, thought-provoking and creative partnership between a coach and a client, which maximises the client's professional and personal potential and wellbeing. As your coach, I am unconditionally your ally. I help you be more effective, successful, and happy, by drawing on your own resourcefulness. As an ICF credentialed coach and a member of the ICF, I am bound by the ICF Code of Ethics at all times.
My Coaching Philosophy and Style
I believe that discovering one's values and purpose is critical to maximizing one's potential, and this discovery is supported by the safe, non-judgemental, and positive space created by the coach. My coaching style is empathetic, but evidence-based and challenging. My approach is systemic - I strive to understand not only the person I am coaching, but (where relevant) also their role, and the organisation itself. Often, I have “been there” and efficiently understand the context.
I believe that my clients are best positioned to design changes that move them towards their goals. I bring in trust, presence, curiosity, perspective, and structure. I specialise in coaching for Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Career Transition / Personal Vision, Business Performance, and Transformation.
Common Coaching Themes
I have often "been there" and empathize with the common corporate issues such as those mentioned below. This enables a richer coaching conversation by supplementing coaching expertise with real life context:
Looking ahead: Strategic Thinking / Foresight / Learning / Articulating Vision
Managing People: Delegation / Creating leaders / Empowering Others / Team Management / Developing Others
Leading People: Empathy / Listening / Encouraging Diversity
Personal Brand: Executive Presence / Influence / Assertiveness / Reliability
Succeeding through People: Fostering Collaboration / Stakeholder Dynamics / Navigating Relationships
Acumen: Agility / Leading Change / Managing Complexity & Scale / Business Acumen
Looking inward: Managing Self / Managing Emotions / Emotional Intelligence / Resilience / Values
Client Testimonials
"The sessions have been eye opening for me and have made me re-think my beliefs."
"I have already executed some of the actions and I am already feeling relieved as things have started going as per expectations. Employees are taking more ownership and there is better collaboration due to clarity."
“Shripad's approach as a coach is exceptional; he asked the right questions to make me think about the subject deeply. Overall, the session was very productive”
“I’m thoroughly enjoying working with Shripad, it’s helping me to build confidence and learn new skills that I otherwise wouldn’t have”
“I feel so much better knowing I have a coach who understands my needs, what I'm going through and is helping guide me through my journey”