OK – push back here – who decides if it is a bad answer? Also, who decides whether a bad answer is worth the learning …
What If the Client’s Solution is Bad?
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What Happens If the Coach Gives Advice?
To illustrate the answer, start with this story: A client is at risk for losing their job because of nonperformance in a specific area. The …
What If a Client is Stuck – Then Can I Give the Answer?
The funny thing about this question is that we are often too quick to assume that the client is stuck – and they are too. …
Significant Learning in Coach Training
In coach training it is often a discussion of what a coach is NOT that starts the most important paradigm shift from helping by solving …
STORIES, ANALOGIES, METAPHORS
The International Coaching Federation publishes a full description of Core Competencies for coaches. Within the information on the competency of Direct Communication it says: “Uses …
Visual Diagramming in Coaching
Before beginning as a coach, the preparation includes developing competencies, learning the ethics, and creating a process for engaging with a client. Often time people …
Coaching Challenges and Solutions 12
What if the stated goal is one a client is ambivalent about? Sometimes companies hire a coach for an employee and that employee is on …
Motivations and Significance of Measuring Coaching Outcomes
The reasons for measuring the efficacy of coaching vary and exploring the reasons in advance affords the opportunity to plan effective measurement and dissemination of …
Qualitative Measures Create Quantitative Outcomes
In the last post the application of soft skills, or the qualitative outcomes, was defined as a means for achieving quantitative outcomes. To further support …
Measuring Qualitative Outcomes Quantitatively
Often there is a focus on bottom line impact or dollar value with coaching. For a business this makes sense when deciding to fund or …