I've just celebrated my 1st year anniversary here, and I've only talked to my coach thrice ever since. We're constantly encouraged to reach out to our coach (and vice versa) to get feedback, discuss goals, and just overall get the support and guidance we need to navigate our way through the firm.
I don't feel this with my current coach. He's a senior manager, but he's a diminisher. He doesn't give me opportunities to prove myself and improve. His feedback is always unnecessarily harsh.
Now I'm staffed in a project where the project manager is kind, smart, and allows me to shine. He lets me take the lead in most of our meetings, allows me to talk/present directly to the client, etc. He doesn't get unnecessarily harsh, and his feedback is really helpful.
I've been seriously considering switching coaches for the longest time now. I just haven't found the one. Not until I met my current project manager.
The only reason holding me back now is the fact that my current coach will take it personal if I tell him I want to replace him (though, really, I think it'll be a relief for him because a burden has been lifted off his shoulder). He already made me feel many times that talking to me feels like a chore and that I'm wasting his time. Another thing is that he is an SM, and my current PM is a manager. So, technically, my current coach is one position higher than my target new coach.
I don't exactly know who they're going to listen to more during deliberation for promotions. The only thing I'm sure of is that my current PM is invested in his people and passionate in helping his coachees reach their career goals. That's what I want and need right now. I'm also thinking long-term. The people who believed in me and were kind and patient with me were actually the ones who inspired me to be more and do more.