Should I choose individual coaching or workshops?

When deciding whether you would want to follow the path of group or individual coaching it is important to determine what your need is. If you feel that there are only small tweaks needed to your career decision approach, then a group session is most likely the best option for you.

A group session ranging from 3 to 20 people will focus on answering general questions, such as what you are passionate about, what skills you have and what you would like to do to develop those skills. These questions are then answered, shared and discussed in the group, giving each person an opportunity to share their story and to learn from the person next to them.

Individual coaching focuses specifically on your own needs and leaves no stone unturned in creating the future that you want for yourself. The individual session leverages the insight, knowledge and judgment of the coach. This helps to speed up conversations and processes to reach the end goal.

What are the benefits of group coaching?

• A shared experience that allows you to organically bounce ideas between people of the same age and social standing as yourself.

• If it’s your first coaching experience, it often helps to experience in a group first, in order to experience other people answering questions and helping you understand the concepts before diving in head first yourself.

• There are often people who need a self-confidence boost and an affirmation that their decision-making is correct, in which case, a group session is more apt.

What are the benefits of individual coaching sessions?

• More effective use of your time as the session is focused solely on you.

• Attention to detail and outside of session research is more specifically geared to your experience and questions than to that of the group.

• If used effectively, it can be a better value for money option, because attending a group session will often lead to individual coaching.