Have you ever wanted to be a "butterfly" on the wall hanging out (inconspicuously, of course) while an experienced coach is coaching their client? Here's a very rare, unique opportunity to get an insider's peek into the real relationship...
Category: #3 – Establishing Trust and Intimacy
How do I know what my client really wants from their coaching session
From the title of this blog article, you might think that is a no-brainer of a question. Yet clarifying the client-driven coaching session outcome, is one of the most challenging core competencies for most coaches to master. If you don’t...
Vacation Empathy Trust and Connection
You may be wondering what a photo of an idyllic, remote, small Tahitian island resort has to do with empathy, trust and connection! This time last week, my husband and I were on vacation in this idyllic location and I...
Strategies for coaching verbal processor clients
I added a new article that adds to this article, called Coaching verbally expressive clients I’m pretty sure every coach has had a client who speaks a lot. And then speaks a lot more. And then some. You may have...
Types of trust in a coaching relationship
When we engage in coach training, we often hear the idea that our client has all the answers within them and our role is to help them get in touch with those answers. While I agree with this in...
Speech is Silver and Silence is Golden
You may have heard the saying, “Silence is Golden.” When I did some research on this saying, I found that it is a part of a saying that goes, “Speech is silver and silence is golden.” In many cultures or...
Allow space for insights to fully emerge
Besides creating a listening space where your client can speak freely and be truly heard, coaching aims for the client to self-create insight around their presenting situation, and especially about themselves. I think of insight or new awareness as the...
Do your clients trust you enough to show you their under belly?
By Karen Boskemper, PCC, co-leader of The Mentor Coaching Group Since the passing of our dog Stella a few years ago, we have adopted our neighbors dog Kensley, who spends time with us when her parents are out of town....
Trust in the coaching process, and do the Tango!
Working with our coaching clients often takes an act of faith and trusting in the coaching process, which we know can produce amazing results if we let go of controlling how the coaching session goes. If I’m consulting, then I’m...
Listen for your client’s learning style to build deeper trust
Building trust with our coaching client is a critical skill to master. For those familiar with The Target Approach, you know that I consider building trust and intimacy to be an ‘Output’ competency, because trust is built as a result...