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October 14, 2022

Solution Focused – Solution Forced?

This week I came across the following quote by Simon Western: “The solution-focused approach, by refusing to talk about problems, uses the signifier ‘solution’ as a substitute

September 30, 2022

Coaching F***-Ups: Not mentioning the obvious

I have seen advertisements of “F***-Up Nights” in my social media. Apparently it is a mini-conference, where people get on stage to speak about their failures and what they learned from them.

July 17, 2022

Provocations in coaching?

Can a coach be provocative in a coaching session? Is this “allowed” according to ICF or EMCC standards? In my coaching sessions with executives and also in my

When a coaching session is off track

As you are coaching a client, a feeling slowly creeps up: You don’t know where the session is heading. Confused as you are, you first

When a coach might lead the conversation

The ICF core competencies and markers for ACC, PCC and MCC performance evaluations require of the coach to “partner with the client”. What is meant

“Leading” questions

As coaches, we are careful not to ask “leading” questions (at least that is what we are asked to do according to the ICF competencies).

When you know what the client needs to address…

take two aspirins and wait until the fit is over. Seriously — when I talk to coaches who have been coaching for a long time,

10 good exploration questions that are not “Why” questions

So today I have set myself a challenge — come up with 10 good questions that invite a client to explore a topic or a

Does a coach actually work?

There are old adages in the coachosphere: “NEVER work more than your client! The client does all the work! Here works the client!” Hmm… “So

Don’t colonize your client’s thoughts!

Ok, maybe this is too harsh, and just maybe I am going on a little rant, so if you maybe are more in the mood

How to make “standard” coaching questions “dance in the moment”

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

Donkey Coaching

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

Should a coach take notes?

Ah, yes, here we are again quoting the golden rule of coaching: “It all depends”. So I am sorry if you came here for a

You cannot not influence

We almost had a fistfight in our coaching masterclass the other day! Of course, not really 🙂 — we had a wonderful exchange of ideas