{"id":8704,"date":"2020-05-25T09:03:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T09:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=8704"},"modified":"2020-04-23T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T16:29:00","slug":"coaching-for-the-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-for-the-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching for the Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8705 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Beth-Donovan_Jan-2020.png\" alt=\"Beth Donovan\" width=\"191\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Beth-Donovan_Jan-2020.png 191w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Beth-Donovan_Jan-2020-45x60.png 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/>By Beth Donovan<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/en\/coaching.html\">coaches<\/a> we are likely passionate about moving people in a toward\/forward direction to reach their goals.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">We believe in the positive and the possible.\u00a0 In the world right now, positive and possible must be actively sought.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Looking from a mountain top perspective, coaches can see new technologies and other possibilities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Clients deserve time to be heard so we hold space for them to talk and think.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">How can we, as coaches, be sensitive to a client\u2019s wanting to be heard?\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">We hold space; even when it seems the client might be done, give a few seconds of extra pause.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Clients are processing what is going on around them and what is happening in the world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Listen intently for meta models and meta programs.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">There is plenty being said through word choice and there is more that is unsaid.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Listen and help them use toward language, describe how they are internally motivated, and be proactive in their approach.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Listen to what they are not saying and ask powerful questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Probe your client with thoughtful questions so that the client provides complete information, evaluates clearly, and gets specific.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">When you hear distortions, deletions, or generalizations, then you know to probe even deeper into what the client is really saying.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">For example, a client might say \u201cThere are no groceries to be found right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">A proper response might be \u201cTell me more,\u201d or \u201cWhat are some different possibilities?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Support them thinking and moving toward a solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Right now, things are uncertain.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Be sensitive and flexible, more than ever, and dance in the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Beth Donovan As coaches we are likely passionate about moving people in a toward\/forward direction to reach their goals.\u00a0\u00a0We believe in the positive and &hellip; 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