Every single coaching client (and their corporation) I’ve worked with over the past 21 years wants a result from our coaching. That’s a given in every coaching engagement.
Yet the way we engage with our client makes a huge difference to the results the client might attain from our coaching.
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Two of the most powerful tools of trade of a professional coach is really listening to the client, and asking open-ended questions informed by that listening, which allow the client to discover something for themselves.
The ICF definition of Powerful Questioning says it succinctly; “The ability to ask questions that ...
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I’m always searching for new and interesting ways to describe coaching skills to the coaches I’m mentoring toward their ICF credential.
This is one metaphor I’ve used for a while, so thought I’d share it here too. It involves a helicopter and the different views it offers us depending on our coaching ...
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Recently, one of our mentoring clients was coaching on our group mentoring call, and we noticed a very powerful thing occur. The coach (thank you Laura) was using a lot of “How” questions.
The client was able to articulate her ...
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By Karen Boskemper, PCC and Co-leader of The Mentor Coaching Group
As an ICF Assessor and Mentor Coach, I’m always working with the PCC Markers.
As with everything new that we learn, it takes time for our neural pathways to re-wire ...
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Let’s face it; there’s nothing like receiving some acknowledgement to make you feel good! As coaches and mentors, listening for what we can genuinely acknowledge in our client is an essential skill, one that builds trust and supports the client to gain confidence.
Well that acknowledgement goes both ...
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Have you ever struggled to answer these questions: “What is group coaching? How does it differ from individual coaching? What results do you get from group coaching?”
Holly Williams of the Magus Group, recently co-authored the book, Being Coached: Group and Team Coaching from the Inside. This book ...
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Sometimes our clients get caught up in a story they are telling themselves, either about themselves, others, or their situation. They may say something like, “I need a big win. Things just aren’t going my way.”
A coach can challenge the seeming truth of the story by asking a question ...
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Written by co-leader of The Mentor Coaching Group, Karen Boskemper, PCC. Here’s where you’ll find more about Karen. 
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14
MAR
2015
Most often, our clients come to a coaching session with a topic they want to explore.