What this looks like in practice: 

• Greater clarity in decision-making

• Increased confidence in their direction

• Reduced overthinking and self-doubt

• Stronger ability to take consistent action

• Improved alignment between values and choices

Research: 

A case study of women leaders who participated in coaching shows that leadership coaching can help clients improve their self-awareness, self-confidence, self-leadership, leadership style, and their relationship to power, conflict, and personal life. 

Bonneywell, S. (2017). How a coaching intervention supports the development of female leaders in a global organisation. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring (special issue 11).

Coaching has positive side effects on performance and skills, well-being, coping, goal-directed self-regulation, and work attitudes. 

Theeboom, T., Beersma, B., & van Vianen, A. E. (2013). Does coaching work? A meta-analysis on the effects of coaching on individual-level outcomes in an organizational context. The Journal of Positive Psychology. 

Wellness coaching can reduce depressive symptoms, perceived stress levels, and improve quality of life and physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and spiritual functioning. 

Clark, M. (2014). The effectiveness of wellness coaching for improving quality of life. Mayo Clinic Proceedings.