A coaching session is a structured conversation so both coach and client know that this is a coaching conversation that has a purpose, versus just having a nice conversation. There’s a definite beginning and an ending to a coaching session,...
Category: #3 – Establishing Trust and Intimacy
Own your faux pas with coaching clients
As coaches, we may sometimes inadvertently say things to our client that we then realize is not the best thing to have said. We model being authentic and human when we own our faux pas. The coach who is confident...
Coach Clients to their Emotional Honesty
One of the often misunderstood areas of coaching is how to coach clients to express their emotions appropriately, and how to handle the emotions of others. ICF core competency #4: Coaching Presence states that the coach, “demonstrates confidence in working...
Be Curious About Client Meaning and Language
I recently attended a Panel Discussion at my local Performing Arts Center. The title of the discussion was, “Do the Arts Make Us Better People?” The moderator started out by saying that we need to define what ‘better’ means. She...