Terms

Your obligations for leadership advisory engagements:

• Leadership advisory is collaborative effort between the Advisor and the Client in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires the Advisee to maximize personal and professional potential. It is designed to facilitate the creation / development of personal, professional or business goals and to develop and carry out a strategy / plan for achieving those goals.

• Advisor agrees to maintain the ethics and standards of behavior established by the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

• Client is(are) solely responsible for creating and implementing their own physical, mental and emotional well-being, decisions, choices, actions and results arising out of or resulting from the advisory relationship and their advisory calls and interactions with the Advisor.

• The Client (s) is(are) to understand advisory is not therapy and does not substitute for therapy if needed, and does not prevent, cure, or treat any mental disorder or medical disease.

• The Client(s) acknowledge(s) that advising is a comprehensive process that may involve different areas of their life, including work, finances, health, relationships, education and recreation.

• The Client(s) agree(s) that deciding how to handle these issues, incorporate advisory principles into those areas and implementing choices is exclusively the Client's responsibility.

• The Client (s) acknowledge(s) that advising does not involve the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorders as defined by the American Psychiatric Association and that advising is not to be used as a substitute for counseling, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, mental health care, substance abuse treatment, or other professional advice by legal, medical or other qualified professionals and that it is the Client’s exclusive responsibility to seek such independent professional guidance as needed. If an Client is currently under the care of a mental health professional, it is recommended that the Client promptly inform the mental health care provider of the nature and extent of the advisory relationship agreed upon by the Client and the Advisor.

• The Client(s) is(are) to understand(s) that in order to enhance the coaching relationship, each Client agrees to communicate honestly, be open to feedback and assistance and to create the time and energy to participate fully in the program.

• The Advisor will be reasonably available to a Client by email, phone, or text in between scheduled meetings as defined by the Advisor.

• The time of the coaching meetings and / or location will be determined by Advisor and Client based on a mutually agreed upon time.

• Confidentiality - This advising relationship, as well as all information (documented or verbal) that a Client shares with the Advisor as part of this relationship, is bound by the principles of confidentiality set forth in the ICF Code of Ethics. However, please be aware that the Advisor-Client relationship is not considered a legally confidential relationship (like the medical and legal professions) and thus communications are not subject to the protection of any legally recognized privilege. The Advisor agrees not to disclose any information pertaining to an Advisee without the Client’s written consent. The Advisor will not disclose an Client’s name as a reference without the Client’s consent. The Client acknowledges their obligation to raise any confidentiality questions or concerns with their Advisor in a timely manner.