What is Coaching

Individual and Team Coaching

Working with Private Clients and as a Strategic Business Partner to Organizations inspiring personal and professional potential since 2001.

Coaching makes the difference between knowing change is possible and actually achieving it
— Jean Stetz-Puchalski, Individual Differences at Work

Coaching is at the heart of our practice.

The International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines coaching as partnering in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires a person or team to maximize their personal and professional potential. The process of coaching often unlocks previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity and leadership - all in a confidential space of one-on-one or team coaching. Coaching serves as a catalyst for accelerating leadership development inspiring a higher level of personal and professional fulfillment, well-being, and success at work. Leaders who succeed at work drive organizational ecosystems to adapt and thrive.

At Individual Differences at Work, clients tell us that coaching inspires them to maximize their abilities and potential in order to reach their purpose and goals with more ease, connection, and presence. Coaching offers people the opportunity to learn what is here now and take control of their work objectives to become more strategic in achieving a higher level of performance and well-being.

As a result of coaching, leaders engage work and life with renewed energy and a fresh perspective enabling the focus on business-critical success factors leading to organizational growth and profitability. And bonus — the ripple effect is clear and system wide… leaders who experience coaching cultivate leaders who grow organizations.

Whether you are looking for coaching for yourself, for the leaders or teams in your organization, or looking to create a coaching culture in-house we are here to guide you through the process of engaging expert coaching as part of your development initiatives. Contact us to explore the possibilities today!

Here is what clients are saying…

Jean is a wonderful person to work with, she has been an incredible touch point for me from the day I met her. Her guidance and development with emotional intelligence and leadership have helped me navigate difficult situations, providing a solid foundation to build upon. To this day I know I can reach out to Jean and she will provide support and knowledge to learn and grow.
— Erick Dustin, Business Development Leader
Jean is an objective coach with strengths in listening, coaching to extract and capitalize on key leadership competencies, and developing behavioral responses and skills to overcome weaknesses. By working with industry evaluation tools, such as the Hogan and MSCEIT, and talking to the client about their needs and challenges, Jean professionally uses all inputs to help clients work towards change.
— Denise Hebner, Chief Administrative Officer
Jean Stetz-Puchalski helped me identify my strengths and core competencies, as well as those behaviors getting in the way of my effectiveness as a business owner and leader. She provided excellent coaching in a well defined framework from which I could leverage my hard-earned small business acumen. Jean has an uncanny ability to cut right to the heart of self-imposed frustrations. She is a gifted listener; Jean heard the subtext and identified opportunities for growth and development I had never considered. Thanks to our working together, I’m achieving career goals that play to my strengths with renewed confidence and a more balanced perspective both in and out of work.
— Andrea Kerin, Advocates and Special Gifts Officer

Individual Differences at Work — Experts in virtual & in-person delivery of Coaching and Learning Solutions since 2001. Our coaches are ICF Credentialed Coaches with more than 5,000 hours of client experience.

... Jean was able to assist the coachee with dramatic behavior changes and improvements in their communications in just a few short months. The coachee’s boss was very pleased with her work and will likely hire Jean for additional work. Jean is extremely thorough, high-energy and willing to do whatever it takes to satisfy client needs, even if it goes a little beyond the contract arrangement. She is a pleasure to work with and always positive and upbeat. I would not hesitate to hire Jean for future coaching or other organization development and training work.
— Diane Kubal, Talent Alignment Consultant + Founder