Empowering minority voices through coaching for growth and success.

Unique Challenges

Coaching can be a valuable tool for individuals at any stage of their career, but it holds particular significance for minorities early in their professional journey. Minorities may face unique challenges, such as discrimination, micro aggressions or being underrepresented in their field. Coaching can provide a safe space to discuss these issues and develop strategies for dealing with them.

What Can Coaching Do For You?

1. Building Confidence and Resilience

I can help build confidence and resilience by developing a sense of self-awareness and providing encouragement and feedback. This can be especially useful if you are facing self-doubt or imposter syndrome due to systemic biases or a lack of role models.

2. Skill Development

I can help you identify and develop the skills needed to excel in your careers. This includes both technical skills specific to their job and soft skills like communication, leadership, and negotiation, which are critical for career advancement.

3. Strategic Career Planning

I can assist with strategic career planning, helping you set realistic goals and map out the steps needed to achieve them while being mindful that you may encounter barriers that others do not face, requiring a tailored approach to career progression.

4. Enhancing Visibility and Advocacy

I can guide you in increasing their visibility within their organisation or industry. This might involve strategies for self-promotion, seeking out high-profile projects, or positioning yourself as an expert in you field.

5. Fostering Inclusion and Belonging

I can help you navigate the complexities of organisational culture and foster a sense of inclusion and belonging. This can be especially important in environments where you are one of the few, or the only, minority individuals.

6. Mitigating Bias

I can equip you with tools to recognise and navigate biases in the workplace, as well as empowering you to challenge biases constructively, promoting a more equitable work environment.

7. Long-term Career Growth

By setting a strong foundation early on, coaching can have a lasting impact on your long-term career growth. I can help you develop a clear sense of your values, strengths, and career aspirations, which is critical for sustained success.

WHY WORK WITH ME?

As a minority individual, I have firsthand experience of the challenges that arise at the beginning of your career. Our sessions will support you in developing the skills and tools you need to thrive in your career.

WORKING TOGETHER

  • 1 x 1 hour session

    Cost: £120

  • 1 x initial session

    5 x 1:1 coaching sessions.

    Cost: £689

  • 1 x initial session

    1 x mid-programme review

    10 x 1:1 coaching sessions

    Cost: £1299

Sessions typically last up to an hour. It is possible to carry out single sessions, however to maximise the value of coaching, it is recommended that the coaching programme lasts a number of sessions.

If you would like to discuss how we can work together please book an introductory call or contact me on enquires@declankatwalacoaching.com

All of our sessions will take remotely place on a 1:1 basis and I can customise my coaching programs to match your personal learning style.