Powerful questioning is both art and science, and involves open, probing, and clarifying questions. Because a single word potentially changes the meaning and the direction of …
Coaching Questions for a Coaching Culture
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Coaching Language for a Coaching Culture
Is coaching language a science or an art? Yes! In other words, based on research and experience, it is both. Word choice makes a difference. Consider …
A Coaching Culture Benefits Nonprofits
Imagine your neighborhood association is discussing the budget and spending priorities. Without coaching skills, each neighbor voices and advocates based on personal priorities. With coaching …
Coaching a Project Manager
For example, a coaching client was responsible for overseeing a specific project. One of the managers on the project was simply uninterested in completing their …
Benefits of a Coaching Culture
Remember the decision maker (parent, community leader, or boss) saying, “my way or the highway” as the standard? Then it shifted to, “I’ll say what …
Coaching and a Coaching Culture Differentiated
The International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching as “a strategic partnership in which the coach empowers the client to clarify goals, create action plans, move …
Coaching Compared with Other Roles
As of this writing, coaching remains widely misunderstood. Some think of sports coaching where the coach is telling the athletes what to do and driving …
Reflection
In the examples shared in this blog series, the client in the story moved through many phases and worked in many areas of their life. …
Coaching to Build a Life
During coach training we discuss the importance of a client choosing what to focus on and also empowering the client in terms of how to …
Coaching for Practical Situations
In following the story of a coaching client, we moved through transitions after leaving a job, building confidence, prioritizing, finding a job, negotiating, starting a …