Offering coach's perspective ? Right or Wrong ?

 Offering Perspectives ! 

Part of this activity may include the coach sharing observations, insights, and feelings, without attachment, that have the potential to create new learning for the client. The idea of coaches giving advice is always a controversial topic.

When can a coach give advice ?  ( page 105 ) 

1 )  It is acceptable to share observations, insights or feelings with clients after gettingpermission to do so as long as there is no attachment to it.

2. The sharing must broaden (rather than narrow) the range of options or view for the client.

Therefore, such interventions by the coach are expected to be in service of the client’s forward movement or learning—not the coach’s agenda.

Deep Listening involves deeper inquiry ( JP & TS) Page 97 coaching book

 

Deep Listening involves deeper inquiry ( JP & TS) Page 97 coaching book

 Deeper listening also involves deeper inquiry.

 This inquiry might be about the client’s use of language and/or the client’s feelings, patterns the coach has noticed as well as how the client processes.

 For example, for language, the coach might ask: “You have mentioned freedom a few times, what does freedom mean to you?” and for feelings the coach might ask:

 “How do you feel when you think about that freedom?” and for a deeper inquiry into how the client processes it could be something like: 

“How will honoring your value of freedom support you in achieving your goal?” Inquiry into client’s emotions can also link to some of the points discussed in competency five around working with client emotions. 

For example, the coach might ask about or reflect back the client’s emotions by noticing their mood, tone, body language, energy etc. 

In this instance, the coach could ask: “When you talk about this, your face lights up and you smile broadly, what does this mean for you?” or

 “I notice your tears, what’s going on for you right now?”