Why the Chrysalis?

Chrysalis Leadership Coaching :: Caterpillar to ChrysalisMost of us know that the chrysalis is a stage between a caterpillar and a butterfly or moth. It is a place where tremendous transformation occurs pretty much behind a protective covering.

Leadership coaching with Ginny creates a similar environment, a sheltered place for personal and organizational growth. Working with Ginny provides you with a supportive and encouraging person with whom to talk through new ideas and dreams. One who will support you in transforming old patterns and behaviors into new ways of thinking and acting, accompanied by feelings of well-being and purpose in your personal life and at work.

The caterpillar becomes the chrysalis when it is ready for its metamorphosis. Everything the caterpillar has done up to that time leads to this stage. What is interesting to note is that when the caterpillar has secluded itself into the hard shell all of the cells that originally made it a caterpillar break down into a set of undifferentiated cells that are called imaginal cells.  They are very like stem cells. Once they have de-identified they rearrange themselves into a very different shape in the form of a butterfly. Another interesting part of this is that some of the cells, such as those in the legs, continue to function as they did before. Applying this same process to coaching we see that everything we have done up to the current moment  leads to a place of shift or transformation.

Chrysalis Leadership Coaching :: Chrysalis to ButterflyWorking with Chrysalis Leadership Coaching provides the opportunity to imagine what it is that you desire. Then you begin to find the ways to make shifts and movements that support and encourage your growth. Finally, you emerge at a new level of self-leadership with deeper knowledge and clarity for guiding your organization.