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Most potential coaching clients do not understand the power of coaching. This is partly due to the loose use of the word coaching. Most consultants today call themselves a coach. They are not coaches. This has created a lot of confusion. Coaching is a series of conversations that bring focus to a client’s concerns,
In coaching, the best question is usually the simplest. With this principle in mind, it’s easy to see why the best question to ask at the beginning of a coaching conversation is “What would you like to talk about today?” Other versions of this question are just as simple and just as effective: What’s
On the morning of August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit spent nearly an hour walking back and forth between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Had he been strolling on the sidewalk this would have been no big deal. However, Petit’s walk that morning was via a cable he and his co-conspirators had
To function well on a team takes maturity. The Apostle Paul agrees: He handed out gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher to train Christ’s followers in skilled servant work, working within Christ’s body, the church, until we’re all moving rhythmically and easily with each other, efficient and graceful in response to God’s Son,
As part of my job, I listen to a lot of coaching, and I heard something the other day that grabbed my attention. The coach asked the textbook question, “What do you want to work on today?” The client shared dire physical circumstances. The situation was precarious, and the danger was real and present.
Life is full of temptations and some temptations are distinct to a particular calling. For those of us called to be coaches, the temptations we face pull us away from effectiveness and toward mediocrity (or downright failure!). The worst kind of temptation is the one we didn’t realize was a temptation – we just
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Concepts That Create Distinctions
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