Building Upon Strength

Building Upon Strength

Building Upon Strength

In coaching, it is up to the client how their agenda is approached. Sometimes their focus is on the lowest point, or where the fragility seems to show. In building a coaching relationship, sometimes a client is unsure of where to begin and shies away from deep conversation, so finding a path inward might prove to be a bit of a puzzle. When the coaching relationship is built upon rapport with vision, strengths, and values at the core, weaknesses become part of the puzzle and an opportunity. Exploring the client’s strengths and building trust creates a space for deeper, more thoughtful parts to open up.

Identifying what is working, where there is potential, and where there are strengths that give a client the feeling of achievement. This often offers a conversation with bigger vistas, opening new ideas about how growth potential may take place.

Building Upon Strength Examples of Questions:

  • What are your greatest traits?
  • What are your greatest strengths?
  • How did you get here?
  • What will your bridge of strength be built with?
  • How do you establish yourself?
  • What is your greatest vision for yourself?

Coaching engages and energizes clients, giving motivation for forward progress.

Cathy Liska

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Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

Podcast: https://www.coachcert.com/podcast.html

Publications: Coaching Perspectives (a series of books with chapters by coach training graduates) https://www.coachcert.com/resources/recommended-reading/coaching-perspectives-series-by-the-center-for-coaching-certification-and-more.html

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