Coaching can be used to help individual to :
Think abuot and plan their career move.
Cope with novel or unusual situation at work.
Settle into a new role.
Work through periods change or innovation.
Refine their approach to situation at work.
Actively develop themselves.
Although the coach's sole in all this is a very active one, Whitmore1992 makes it very clear that it is more about assisting people to discover their potential and improve their own performance by helping them to learn, than by explicitly teaching them.