The way a client uses language provides the coach with insight. For example, because of how much information we all process every day, we delete …
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Learning Styles in Coaching
How a client learns information, whether by seeing, hearing, or doing, influences the approach for a coach when communicating and asking questions. A coach starts …
Coaching with Understanding
Different people think, feel, and prioritize differently. Because coaching is client-focused, it is the responsibility of the coach to understand their client – how they …
Coaching Children or Youth
What does a coaching relationship with a child or youth focus on? The answers are as varied as those receiving and doing the coaching. For …
Coaching and Mental Health Issues
What happens if a coach spends time delving in to the past? What happens if a coach starts diagnosing a mental health issue? What happens …
Coaching a Client in Crisis
As a coach, you prepare for coaching sessions. Imagine just beginning with a client and having your process in place for starting the coaching relationship …
Grief Coaching
When a client is experiencing grief, how does a coach ensure they are coaching instead of providing mental health services? One of the challenges the …
Conflict Coaching
The old quote from Helga Rhodes continues to resonate: “Conflict is a fact of life; it does not have to be a way of life.” …
Coaching Skills in Life
Whether volunteering, participating in community events, or parenting, coaching skills make it easier. Volunteering: Imagine helping with an event and each of the volunteers has …
Work-place Coaching that Addresses the Whole Person
When executive coaching includes a whole-person approach, what is different? In the process taught to Certified Professional Coaches at the Center for Coaching Certification, the …