One on one coaching tailored to every career stage
Sama’s coaches have over 10 years of real-world leadership and industry experience. From first-time managers to seasoned execs, one on one coaching meets people where they are so growth is practical, contextual, and immediately valuable.
The fastest path to better performance is personal
While training is important, it typically imparts limited long lasting knowledge and does not have long lasting behavioural or mindset change.. With Sama, employees receive ongoing one on one coaching aligned with their goals, role, strengths and context.
Turn learning into action with one on one support
Most people forget 80% of what they learn from a training workshop. Sama reinforces learning with one on one coaching that helps individuals apply insights, build habits, and capture real time feedback deliver measurable results.
How it works
Match with a coach
Invite your people to Sama and we’ll handle the rest. Unlimited access, flexible scheduling, and coaching that adapts to evolving needs.
Set goals and get started
Sama’s AI-powered platform matches each person with a coach based on their level, goals, and experience. They can begin same day with full autonomy and support.
Track progress and ROI
Use Sama’s HR dashboard to track usage, engagement, and development trends across cohorts. Link coaching activity to performance, retention, and other key outcomes.
FAQ
How can I ensure Sama coaches are a good fit for my business?
We work exclusively with highly accredited coaches, so you can always trust your people are in the best hands.
All coaches have:
- Minimum accreditation credential equivalent to the ICF ACC
- Ongoing professional development including training, mentoring, and supervision
- Average 10 years experience as corporate coaching specialists
- 10+ years of professional experience, including leadership roles
Our extensive vetting processes take all the guesswork away from your HR team; we do the hard work, so you can focus on your people. Sama coaches are uniquely positioned to understand your business, your challenges, and business context, adding immediate value to your team’s development.
I’m not sure people will use it. How can I ensure they do?
Getting started with Sama is as easy as downloading an app and booking a session. Sama can support internal adoption with education and ‘why coaching’ sessions, designed to demonstrate the value to your people. Through our robust HR dashboard, you can monitor usage and understand any areas where adoption is low.
How do I measure success and ROI with Sama?
Proving ROI in HR is tricky, but with Sama you can directly attribute coaching goal attainment to high-performance. People with coaches are 51% more likely to hit targets, and companies who coach see a 19% lower undesirable employee churn rate. With Sama unique data and insights, see how the power of coaching delivers ROI. Find out more about the ROI of a coaching culture.
How can I ensure my teams work on challenges that are relevant to the business?
Sama coaches are briefed on your business challenges, and work to align your people’s goals with what matters most to the business. Their extensive experience – both professional and coaching – means they truly understand your business challenges and how to drive high performance in your teams.
Will this create a lot of work for HR to implement and manage?
Absolutely not. In fact, if you’re already running coaching or mentoring schemes, this will significantly reduce your workload. Implementation is as simple as downloading an app. Our AI matching solves for the overwhelming task of sourcing, vetting, and chemistry matching coaches at scale. All you need to do is decide who you’re giving access to and invite them to the platform in one simple click.
Is this AI coaching with bots rather than humans?
No. Sama coaching creates real, human relationships designed to effect real change for both people and businesses. We do use AI to match coaches with coachees, as this gives the most accurate, unbiased results and better chemistry.
What languages and geographies do you offer coaching in?
We offer coaching globally, and with coaches covering all time zones and major languages.
Have specific language requirements? Get in touch to discuss, as our pool of outstanding coaches is always growing.
I closely oversee all coaching. What happens to my visibility?
We know how important full oversight of all HR and L&D initiatives is to you, which is why our HR dashboard gives you all the insights you need to quickly and easily stay on top of your coaching program. We work with you to brief the coaches on your company, values, and context. You get more insights via the app than when working with individual coaches, and it’s all in easily digestible charts you can share with ease.
Who should I give access to Sama coaching?
Sama is designed to be accessible for everyone, from entry-level to executives. What is right for your business is subjective and based on your individual challenges. We work with you to define the populations who will most benefit from coaching, and how we can partner to generate the biggest impact.
Do you have diverse coaches with broad representation?
Absolutely; diversity and inclusion are core to our values as a business. Sama coaches come from a variety of backgrounds, meaning there is always a strong fit for every individual coachee. There is diversity in gender, ethnicity, geography, and experience, and all Sama coaches must successfully complete our Diversity and Inclusion training before being added to the platform. The matching process gives coachees ownership, allowing control over preferences such as coach gender.
How quickly can my team start coaching?
They can get started right way. It’s as simple as downloading the app, matching with their coach and booking their first session. They can even speak to their coach the very same day!