{"id":6585,"date":"2016-05-12T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=6585"},"modified":"2024-12-06T17:53:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:53:51","slug":"empowering-takes-skill-and-patience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/empowering-takes-skill-and-patience\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Takes Skill and Patience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Answering, telling, and advising are easy in comparison to the skill and patience required for empowering. \u00a0Coach training is all about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/what-does-it-really-take-to-empower-a-coaching-client\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">empowering others<\/a> to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>Many people love being asked for advice and giving it.\u00a0 Our society has taught us that knowing the answer is a good thing.\u00a0 We consider it a compliment to be asked for advice.\u00a0 Typically it is easy to answer and tell.<\/p>\n<p>How effective is answering, telling, or advising?\u00a0 There is a time and place for providing information &#8211; after all education is about acquiring knowledge and that starts with being given the information.\u00a0 What happens next is what really counts &#8211; when individuals are given the space to figure out and plan how they will use the information, then there is growth and meaningful change.<\/p>\n<p>That is what coaching is when done right &#8211; empowering people by giving them the space to figure it out and plan.<\/p>\n<p>It takes skill and patience to empower people to find their answers and create their plans.\u00a0 It requires <em>really<\/em> listening, asking powerful questions, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/powerful-moments-of-silence-in-coaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">silence<\/a>.\u00a0 The impact is profound.\u00a0 And it works.<\/p>\n<p>What is the research behind this claim?\u00a0 In coach training a few statistics are provided and then as homework students do their own research on the Return on Investment for coaching.\u00a0 For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personnel Management reports:<\/li>\n<li>Training = 22% improvement in productivity<\/li>\n<li>Training + Coaching provides an 88% improvement in productivity<\/li>\n<li>The ROI for Coaching is, on average, 600% according to Forbes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Coaching certification provides the education &#8211; 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