In a recent conversation with a student of one of our programs I was struck by the impact that some very fundamental tools of coaching had had. The student had shared how the clarity provided through this powerful process had led her to seriously reconsider some of the things she held as absolute in her life. When challenged to explain how this played out she described it as follows:
“It began with being asked very powerful open ended questions, no they were more than powerful, they were empowering, they were about me and they made me look deep inside as to what mattered most to me; I couldn’t stop talking”, was how she started off. Then she continued by stressing that her coach didn’t just listen to what she had to say but acknowledged and validated her, sought clarification and even paraphrased what was being said. Read more