Career Coaching
Hi folks!
If you follow me on LinkedIn, you probably saw that I mentioned in my recent post that I am back on a break for a few personal reasons. This time one of the things I want to focus on is 1:1 career coaching. Nothing fulfills me more than helping others grow in their careers. While it is fun to do this en masse through a newsletter, doing this in a personalized, curated way yields much better results to the coachee and increases my happiness as a coach!
If you are an engineering leader (eng manager or higher, staff+ IC or higher), I’d love to help you in your career journey! I still have a few spots open for career coaching for interested folks. Link towards the end of this article but some housekeeping first :)
3 reasons why NOT to sign up for my career coaching
Before you sign up, here are 3 reasons why you should NOT choose me as your career coach.
I greatly value commitment. This is a significant time investment for me and I fully commit to it. My coachees have seen the same accelerated career growth I have myself achieved. But I expect them to put in the same commitment I show. If you are not serious about growing your career and taking bold steps, please don’t sign up.
I believe in consistency. When I take on a coachee, I make time to meet them at a regular cadence. Biweekly or monthly, depending on our mutual agreement. I expect a similar time commitment from them for a reasonable length of time (3-6 months). Changing your career trajectory requires focused effort for a reasonable amount of time; it won’t happen overnight. If you are looking for a quick fix single session, please don’t sign up.
I am strongly in favor of showing candor. Never lie to your lawyer, doctor or coach. To truly help you I will need to know a lot more about your current performance, how you are perceived in your organization and more. We might need to discuss how your work-life tapestry looks like. If you don’t feel ready to talk about these with your coach, please don’t sign up.
5 reasons why to sign up for my career coaching
If you have never had a career coach before, it may be challenging to understand how to best use their services. I’m listing a few ways I can help below but they’d apply to any good career coach. You are welcome to use this list of examples in your coaching discussions with another coach as well!
I can strategize with you on how to bring back the spark in your career by figuring out what work energizes, challenges and fulfills you. My commitment extends to helping you land those roles whether in your current organization or elsewhere!
Many of my coachees are folks who have more in their lives than just work. If you are feeling limited in your career because of your work-life tapestry, I can be your thought partner to find a path forward.
Sponsorship is an underestimated and misunderstood concept when it comes to career progression. I can be your guide for landing and leveraging sponsors to grow your career.
I can help you figure out how to be meaningfully unconventional so you can define your own unique brand of leadership just like how I defined mine.
In our coaching sessions, I can share frameworks and concepts to help you reorient or reframe your perspectives for specific situations. Here is one example of this.
Interested?
If all of the above caught your interest, perhaps we may be a good fit as coach-coachee! Sign up below to express interest!
Your thoughtful coaching will help many. I like that you upfront listed reasons NOT to sign up. Clear and transparent leadership.
Very nice that you're doing this, Chaitali! Whoever has you as a coach is lucky to have you