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Welcome | Home |  Balance  Dream Catcher Coaching & Consulting Karen Panciera Certified Personal and Professional Coach Tip of the Month Maximize your training dollars!! A 1997 study concluded that follow-up coaching, combined with a supervisor training program, increased productivity by a whopping 88%. The same study concluded that training alone increased productivity by 22.4%. The bottom-line: coaching increased productivity more than 300% over training alone. Whether you are a sole proprietor or have employees working for you, coaching can assure that those new ideas actually get implemented in your workplace. Frequently Asked Questions Question: "What is the difference between Coaching and Therapy?" Answer: "Therapy assumes clients require healing The heart of therapy is discussion. Coaching assumes clients are healthy and resourceful. The heart of coaching is action." Question: "What is the difference between Coaching and Mentoring?" Answer: "A mentor guides others to mastery in an area where the mentor has experience and expertise. A coach helps individuals create the life and work they want." Question: "What is the difference between Coaching and Consulting?" Answer: "Consultants intervene to solve a specific problem and then move on. Coaching provides a structured relationship and the client decides when it is time to move on." Question: "Who hires a coach?" Answer: "People who want more (or less.) That might mean: more satisfying work . . . more time for family, hobbies or recreation . . . more meaning full spiritual life . . . more money or more fulfillment . . . people who want to be more effective or better organized . . . who want more balance. Also, people who want lessstress . . . lesscraziness. People who want to get going . . . on life changes and those who want to stop procrastinating and drifting." Question: "What happens in coaching?" Answer: "Clients report results and indentify areas where they want to focus. The coaching call concentrates on squeezing out all of the learning from the experiences for the last week and designs actionfor the upcoming week." Question: "How long do people normally work with a coach?" Answer: "People usually commit to six months and then continue on a month to month basis for as long as they continue to get the results they want." Question: "How much does it cost?" Answer: "The monthly fee for a weekly half-hour coaching calls starts at about $150 a month and can go up to $400 a month or more depending on the experience of the coach. Corporate clients who hire executive coaches may pay much more but there are usually additional sevices provided as well." Credentials  | FAQ / Monthly Tips   | Process & Fees  | Dream Catcher Legend