Coaching Quote of the Day 6th April 2012
“Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.” (Bernard M. Baruch)
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Coaching Quote of the Day 7th October 2011
“To ask the hard question is simple.” (W H Auden)
Coaching Quote of the Day 27th June 2011
“Ask yourself: if I had only sixty seconds on the stage, what would I absolutely have to say to get my message across?” (Jeff Dewar)
How do you help a client set a goal for the coaching session?
One of the reoccurring questions that I see and hear from those who are beginning to develop their coaching skills is based on the problem of struggling to pin-point a goal for a coaching session. A common response from more experience coaches can be a variation of “Yes, that’s something I remember experiencing and it’s … Read more
Coaching and did it work?
At some stage in a coaching conversation it’s not at all unusual for me to ask a variation of the question – did/does it work? I’ve written before about different types of questions (you can read that post again here) and you may recognise that “did/does it work?” can be labelled as a closed question. … Read more
Coaching Quote of the Day 26th April 2011
“A question works because, unlike a statement which requires you to obey, a question requires you to think. The mind seems to prefer to think, not to obey.” (Nancy Kline)