Comments on: Listen to an Uncommon Conversation from February 10th, 2009 – Coaching Clients Through Career Transition http://coachingcommons.org/telecalls/uncommon-conversation-coaching-clients-through-career-transition/ Where Radical Possibilities are Explored & Pursued Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Linda Ballew http://coachingcommons.org/telecalls/uncommon-conversation-coaching-clients-through-career-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-1087 Linda Ballew Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:51:36 +0000 http://www.coachingcommons.org/?p=2425#comment-1087 Deborah, if we could just get YOU on CNN, people would feel much better about the job market and their careers. Thanks for an inspiring conversation! Deborah, if we could just get YOU on CNN, people would feel much better about the job market and their careers. Thanks for an inspiring conversation!

]]> By: Denise Owens http://coachingcommons.org/telecalls/uncommon-conversation-coaching-clients-through-career-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-1086 Denise Owens Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:55:42 +0000 http://www.coachingcommons.org/?p=2425#comment-1086 With all the lay offs happening in the US, are there companies (that specialize in helping other companies with lay-offs)looking for coaches to be part of their team? Is this a possible "employer" for those of us who have seen our own coaching practices reduced due to the economy? With all the lay offs happening in the US, are there companies (that specialize in helping other companies with lay-offs)looking for coaches to be part of their team? Is this a possible “employer” for those of us who have seen our own coaching practices reduced due to the economy?

]]> By: Jonathan Sibley http://coachingcommons.org/telecalls/uncommon-conversation-coaching-clients-through-career-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 Jonathan Sibley Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:31:32 +0000 http://www.coachingcommons.org/?p=2425#comment-1082 I am going to have to listen to the call as a recording due to a conflict, so I wanted to post some questions here: - How do you handle some of the pragmatic issues for people who are contemplating a change of career but don't have a nest egg or alternate source of income? It's great to dream, but my sense is that many career shifts involve an immediate pay cut and/or training investment. I've looked for any studies researching the effect on income of changing careers (not just jobs within the same career) but haven't had any luck yet. Do you know any sources? - How do you bridge the gap between strengths-based and other assessments and potential career paths? I saw an assessment a client did with another coach which told this VP at internet companies that recommended careers included being a photographer or a chef. She didn't know how to reconcile the assessment results she found with "and now what should I actually do"? - What are the realistic career options for our clients these days? How might that shift our focus in how best to use their time with us without leading them to ultimate disillusionment? Maybe these aren't very "coachy" questions, but they reflect some of the issues I and my clients are dealing with. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to hearing the recording and am sorry to miss the live call. I am going to have to listen to the call as a recording due to a conflict, so I wanted to post some questions here:

- How do you handle some of the pragmatic issues for people who are contemplating a change of career but don’t have a nest egg or alternate source of income? It’s great to dream, but my sense is that many career shifts involve an immediate pay cut and/or training investment. I’ve looked for any studies researching the effect on income of changing careers (not just jobs within the same career) but haven’t had any luck yet. Do you know any sources?

- How do you bridge the gap between strengths-based and other assessments and potential career paths? I saw an assessment a client did with another coach which told this VP at internet companies that recommended careers included being a photographer or a chef. She didn’t know how to reconcile the assessment results she found with “and now what should I actually do”?

- What are the realistic career options for our clients these days? How might that shift our focus in how best to use their time with us without leading them to ultimate disillusionment?

Maybe these aren’t very “coachy” questions, but they reflect some of the issues I and my clients are dealing with.

In the meantime, I’m looking forward to hearing the recording and am sorry to miss the live call.

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