Answering, telling, and advising are easy in comparison to the skill and patience required for empowering. Coach training is all about empowering others to achieve. …
Center for Coaching Certification Skills, Tools and Techniques
Skills Tools and Techniques
Telling Limits
During coach training the biggest paradigm shift for many is that instead of giving advice, helping means empowering people to discover their own answers. In …
How to Create Change
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 11 of 11) Start by asking yourself these questions about what you want: What does saying it like that mean? …
The Coaching Journey with a Challenging Client Continues
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 9 of 11) At the end of their fifth coaching session Rachael asked Brendan what he was gaining through coaching. …
Coaching the Challenging Client
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 8 of 11) Brendan was aware that Kevin was making changes, saw improvements in his already good family life, and …
Language and Focus for Creating Meaningful Change
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 7 of 11) The car dealership where Brendan and Kevin worked became increasingly proactive in employee development. They offered training …
Positive versus Negative
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 6 of 11) Move now to the personal lives of the brothers and reflect on how their thoughts over …
Long-Term Outcomes from Thinking Habits
(from Coaching Perspectives V –5 of 11) Fast-forward to the working world of Brendan and Kevin. They both work at a car dealership. Brendan is …
Words Influence Internal Thinking
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 4 of 11) Back to the brothers: both played musical instruments. Brendan was a decent saxophone player. Kevin was extremely …
Word Choice Matters
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 3 of 11) Rejoin the two brothers now. Both did well in school. For Brendan the biggest challenge was accepting …