After browsing the Web, and checking out the qualifications of various coaches through home pages, the person contacts them by phone and interviews them. A coach is selected on the basis of the interviews, and a commitment is made for at least three months. Once a week the client phones the coach. The client and coach work together to achieve the objectives of balancing business with a family life. While the coaches emphasize that hiring a personal coach is making an investment in oneself, they also stress that it is up to the individual to select the right coach.
Coaches specialize in different areas, and they'll coach In the areas where they have experience.
For Anderson, coaching was a natural extension of her career in consulting. You want to look for people you feel are competent in what they are doing. If the field is not certified or regulated, it is up to the individual. She believes that relationship can be established during the very first call. A unique feature of personal coaching is that 80 percent of it takes place over the telephone.