The Diamond Model of Coaching

Where does the Diamond Model work best?

• The Diamond Model is designed for executive coaches, working with organisations and their people to achieve better business performance.
• The Diamond Model supports practical, performance-oriented coaching within a business context where the employer has a valuable part to play in the coaching relationship as the coaching sponsor.
• The Diamond Model is a framework for constructive coaching by sensible adults working with mentally healthy clients. It was not designed for counselling, therapy or life coaching.
• The Diamond Model doesn’t replace good quality coach training, nor is it a substitute for hours spent at the coalface, coaching clients in earnest. However, it will give shape to a coaching programme and help coaches make sense of their coaching experience.
• The Diamond Model suits outcome coaches – coaches who want to know that they are delivering positive results both for the client and for the organisation that pays the bill.
• The Diamond Model makes a difference by raising the client’s awareness, enabling him/her to make new mental connections and translate that thinking into practical actions. It’s coaching for the grounded pragmatist.

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