Your Top Questions About Individual Coaching Answered
Investing in individual coaching is a powerful step towards unlocking your team’s full potential and driving significant business impact. It’s natural to have questions about how it works, what to expect, and how it translates into real-world results.
Here are answers to some of the most common questions HR and People professionals like you ask about Alpha Lupa’s 1:1 Coaching Programmes and how they transform individual potential within an organisation.
Common Questions About
Individual Coaching
1. How does the 6-session 1:1 Coaching Programme work, and what kind of commitment does it require?
Our 6-session 1:1 Coaching Programme is designed for deep, sustained development over time. It typically spans 3-4 months, with sessions held every 3-4 weeks, each lasting around 60-90 minutes. This structure allows for consistent progress, reflection, and the embedding of new behaviours in the individual’s daily role.
- Commitment from the individual: Active participation in sessions, completion of agreed-upon actions between sessions, and an openness to self-reflection and challenging their own perspectives.
- Commitment from the organisation (e.g. line manager/HR): Regular, brief check-ins with the individual to support application of learnings, and clear communication of the coaching goals (without breaching confidentiality of the coaching space itself). This partnership ensures the environment reinforces the coaching.
2. When is Spot Coaching the right fit versus the full programme?
Spot Coaching Sessions (typically six individual 1:1 sessions delivered in one day for multiple team members) are perfect for:
- Targeted issues: Addressing a very specific, immediate challenge or development area (e.g. preparing for a critical presentation, navigating a sudden team conflict, or gaining clarity on a specific decision).
- A "taste" of coaching: Providing an introduction to the coaching process for individuals or teams new to it, demonstrating its value quickly.
- Quick, impactful clarity: Gaining rapid insight and actionable strategies on a focused topic without committing to a longer programme.
The 6-session 1:1 Coaching Programme is ideal for:
- Deeper, sustained development: Navigating complex career challenges, building new capabilities from the ground up, achieving lasting behavioural change, or supporting long-term leadership growth.
- Transformational journeys: When the goal is a fundamental shift in mindset or approach that requires consistent support and accountability over time.
- Maximising ROI: For individuals where a significant investment in their long-term growth and impact is prioritised, ensuring Compounding Results.
3. What strategic outcomes and ROI (Retention, Optimisation, Innovation) can we expect from investing in individual coaching?
Strategic 1:1 coaching delivers measurable ROI that directly impacts your business:
- Optimisation: Improved individual and team productivity, enhanced leadership skills (e.g. delegation, communication, problem-solving), and a more agile workforce. This directly impacts your Performance & Speed.
- Commitment from the organisation (e.g. line manager/HR): Regular, brief check-ins with the individual to support application of learnings, and clear communication of the coaching goals (without breaching confidentiality of the coaching space itself). This partnership ensures the environment reinforces the coaching.
- Innovation: Fostering a growth mindset, increased psychological safety, and greater confidence in taking calculated risks, leading to more creative solutions and proactive initiative-taking.
Coaching ensures your human capital is optimally deployed and continuously developing the capabilities needed for your organisation to Move Faster. Do Better. Repeat.
4. How do you ensure the individual applies what they learn from coaching in their day-to-day role?
Our Alpha Lupa Method is specifically designed to bridge the gap between learning and application, ensuring insights translate into tangible action:
- Action-Oriented Sessions: Each coaching session concludes with clear, actionable steps that the individual commits to implementing immediately in their role.
- Alphathinking for Integration: Our unique #Alphathinking techniques help individuals deeply Understand how new insights apply to their specific work challenges, moving beyond theoretical knowledge to practical strategy.
- Accountability & Follow-Up: Subsequent sessions review progress on these actions, explore challenges faced, and refine approaches. This consistent accountability is crucial for embedding new behaviours.
- Manager Partnership (Optional but Recommended): With the individual's permission, we can engage their line manager or HR in periodic check-ins to align on goals and ensure the organisational environment supports the application of new skills and behaviours.
- Real-World Scenarios: Coaching often uses real work situations as case studies, making the learning directly relevant and immediately applicable.
This structured approach ensures that coaching isn’t just a series of conversations, but a catalyst for sustained behavioural change and measurable performance improvement.
5. What makes Alpha Lupa's coaching approach unique and effective?
Our approach is rooted in the Alpha Lupa Method, a dynamic framework that combines proven coaching methodologies with our unique #Alphathinking process. This ensures that coaching is:
- Personalised & Strategic: We don't use a "one size fits all" approach. Every programme is tailored to the individual's specific needs and aligned with your organisation's strategic goals.
- Action-Oriented & Results-Driven: We focus on transforming insights into concrete actions and measurable outcomes that impact both the individual and the business.
- Holistic & Deep: We go beyond surface-level issues, fostering deep self-awareness and emotional intelligence to drive sustainable behavioural change and tap into true potential.
- Experienced & Empathetic: Our coaches are highly experienced professionals who bring both expertise and a compassionate, challenging approach, building strong rapport that enables breakthrough growth.
- Focused on the "Full Loop": We ensure individuals complete the full infinity loop of Learn, Understand, Plan, and Act, guaranteeing that development truly compounds and sticks within your organisation.
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Whether you’re developing future leaders, supporting new managers, or helping teams regain focus, our coaching programs help you address the root issues, so your people can perform at their best.
