{"id":6869,"date":"2016-09-05T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=6869"},"modified":"2016-08-25T18:45:54","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T18:45:54","slug":"the-challenge-shift-from-passive-to-assertive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/the-challenge-shift-from-passive-to-assertive\/","title":{"rendered":"The Challenge: Shift from Passive to Assertive"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>A passive communicator is someone who waits for others to speak first.\u00a0 Often a passive communicator will refrain from saying anything and then, perhaps later, express a thought.\u00a0 Passive communicators are hesitant to stand up for themselves and struggle with setting healthy boundaries or saying no.\u00a0 70% of people are primarily passive communicators.<\/p>\n

During coach training<\/a> the participants learn that when coaching it is their job to empower the client.\u00a0 Additionally, coaches ask questions and listen.\u00a0 That means if a client is a passive communicator often the coach is respectfully silent while they are thinking.\u00a0 Additionally, many coaches partner with their clients both for them to open up during coaching sessions and also for them to be assertive<\/a> in interactions they have at work.<\/p>\n

Coaches partner with their clients to create shifts in thinking and doing by asking questions.\u00a0 For the shift from passive to assertive<\/a> here are example questions to ask:<\/p>\n