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In the updated ICF PCC markers for evaluating coaching sessions we read: “Coach asks clear, direct, primarily open-ended questions, one at a time, at a
Last time, we talked about collaborating with the client to collect learnings before, during and after a session and also mentioned the ICF core competencies
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I was speaking to my colleague Lina-Maria Kotschedoff about coaching and initiatives to further diversity and inclusion. During our conversation we found that a coaching
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That depends on what you mean by “best”, of course. What would a “best” coaching approach entail? The most effective? The one that gives clients
FREE COACHING MEETUP AND EXCHANGE Interrupting your client gets seriously bad rap from coaching educators, competency frameworks and other sources aiming at increasing the quality
Most coaching approaches know “scaling questions” in different variations. Solution Focused Coaching uses them in order to help the client describe small differences on their
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Does a coach share any personal information, stories or experiences with the client? Yes, no, maybe? Read this blog to get some answers
First, drop your theories! I started a training with a group of lovely participants (somehow we always end up with the best and kindest people
The ability to state what you want to say concisely — I mean only once, without much superfluous information or redundancy, like not doubling what
What is that? Are we coaching the gentle grey, long-eared companions (that I find absolutely adorable)? Nope. “Donkey Coaching” is a term coined by Federica
I did a quick search — and apparently there are “uncoachable” clients: They have a “fixed” mindset rather than a “growth” mindset — so they
I teach “the theory of the approach with no theory” every year at a solution focused institute every year and as a part of that
If you catch me on a bad day and ask me about personality profiles, you will trigger a rant. Personally, I don’t believe that you
“Learn how to wire the brain for lasting change”, “Change minds effectively”, “Break negative thinking”, — sentences we read in marketing blurbs for coach training.
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Can you really listen to "what the client does not say"? In this Blogpost Kirsten explores communication as information transfer vs. communication as co-creation and shows you examples of how this makes a difference.