FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Emerging to senior leaders in tech, interested in improving performance and bringing more balance/purpose into their lives.

  • Coaching is a series of collaborative one-on-one learning conversations that facilitate transformation and accelerate development. It’s something most successful C-suite Executives engage in to further their career, skills and development. Rather than being a teacher, advisor or expert in the counterpart’s profession, the coach is an expert in the learning conversation and guides you to identify goals and aspirations, which then become the content of the coaching engagement.
  • Coaching is not mentoring, it is not counselling, it is not training, it is not consulting and it is not therapy.
  • Professional coaches focuses on setting goals, creating outcomes and enabling transformation.
  • The International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines coaching as follows:

A partnership with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximise both their personal and professional potential.

Executive Coaching is a powerful means of providing your mid to senior level management with personalised one-on-one development to assist in delivery on key business objectives whilst developing their leadership capability. It is designed to help facilitate professional and personal development to the point of individual growth, improved performance and contentment.

According to research conducted over ten years by the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL), coaching builds capability in the following areas:

  • Self-awareness and capacity to respond to personal challenges
  • Ability to have difficult conversations, manage performance and influence both up and down.
  • Communication of ideas and capacity to give and receive feedback
  • Team effectiveness and team building skills
  • Strategic awareness and sensitivity to the business environment
  • Clarified career interests direction and vision
  • A coach is an expert in human behaviour, is able to identify patterns, and guide you to your own conclusions through questioning.
  • Great coaches have experience in your domain (whether it be tech, leadership, strategy or people management) so that they are able to relate on a certain level to your context.
  • They believe that you have the answers within you and so prefer not to give you the answers, but guide you to come up with them yourself.
  • A professional coach will challenge you and help you stretch your thinking, once a trusting relationship has been established. They will hold space to enable reflection and insights. The coach will also encourage you to take action, serve as your accountability buddy and celebrate your wins with you.
  • As per the International Coaching Federation (ICF) code of ethics a professional coach with maintain strict confidentiality and a non-judgmental attitude at all times.
  • Want to become a better leader
  • Are seeking a promotion or career change
  • Have received constructive feedback and need help addressing
  • Upon reflection you know you have not realised your full potential
  • Need an accountability buddy
  • Are conscious you have blindspots and keen to uncover them
  • Are in a crossroad and feel the need to press pause to re-evaluate things
  • Would like to carve time for reflection
  • Want to be challenged by a human behaviour expert who is neutral and has your best interests, not a friend or partner

In order to be coachable, you need to be open-minded, curious, keen to explore, be challenged, interested in grow as a human and as a professional. You also need to be ready to take action and have some level of courage. Most professionals would benefit from coaching of some kind – facing into areas of growth enables you to become a stronger, more respected leader.

  • My approach is practical but holistic, and I tap into my diverse background and experience when coaching. I am highly supportive, focused and action oriented.
  • My clients described me as a warm, intuitive, sincere and a deeply passionate coach who cares about your outcomes.
  • I combine adult learning frameworks with positive psychology and neuroscience.
  • All my programs are tailored to meet the specific needs of my clients.
  • I work exclusively one-one because I believe it is the best way to achieve high impact and sustainable transformation.
  • Master Coach by The Coaching Institute
  • Holistic Lifestyle Coach by the Chek Institute
  • Executive Coach by IECL
  • Accredited Mindfulness Consultant by Potential Project
  • Over 15 years of mindfulness meditation practice and over 1,000 hours of experience in mindfulness retreats
  • Extensive leadership and coaching training at Accenture
  • Over one decade in Tech Industry having worked internationally for IBM, EY and Accenture
  • Lecturer of Positive Psychology at Monash for postgraduate students

EXECUTIVE COACHING
For the Executive Coaching programs the investment will vary according to two factors:
#1. The frequency of sessions which can be weekly or fortnightly
#2. The length of the program which can be three, six or twelve months
To learn more visit https://mindfulcio.coach/executive-coaching-packages/

MINDFULNESS MENTORING
For the Mindfulness Mentoring programs the investment will vary according to your objectives and level of experience.
To learn more visit https://mindfulcio.coach/mindfulness-packages/ 

YOUR FIRST 90 DAYS
Your First 90 days program is recommended to new CIO’s and CTO’s as well as seasoned Tech/Digital Executives starting a new role.
To learn move visit: https://mindfulcio.coach/your-first-90-days/

DISC PROFILE
Build more effective relationships at work. Understand yourself better. Appreciate what priorities, preferences, and values other individuals bring to the workplace.
To learn move visit: https://mindfulcio.coach/disc-profile/

GENOS 360 EI LEADERSHIP
Leverage the latest research on neuroscience and EI to better connect, influence and inspire others.
To learn move visit: https://mindfulcio.coach/genos-360-and-self-assessments/

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Model

The Coaching Model

The Mindful CIO’s unique coaching model works across the whole spectrum of your experience, whatever program you choose:

● Wellbeing | Self-care, energy management, physical, mental and emotional health.
● Mindset | Values, strengths, beliefs, behaviours, boundaries and biases.
● Leadership | Prioritisation, communication, people development, and change management.
● Purpose | Meaning, legacy and service to the greater good.

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