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Karl Perry's avatar

To bring content or not to bring content to a coaching session? This is a fundamental question that few take the time to explore.

On one hand I don’t want to bring content because I know that my client has the answer within them and they need to have full ownership.

On the other hand I want to bring content in order to maintain my credibility and move the client along faster.

If my client has full ownership, I maintain credibility and my client moves along fast then that is a great coaching relationship in my eyes.

Can you see the problem? When I feel pressure to being content and, at the same time, I feel pressure not to I find myself in conflict. There are a number of undesirable things that come from that conflict. Half baked advice, erroneous content and anxiety are a few examples.

That leads to a poor coaching relationship.

Then I feel a need to bring more content and, at the same time a need not to bring content and the cycle continues.

There is a way out of this cycle.

How would you do it?

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Saleh's avatar

Very interesting topic Alis and reminded me of the Chinese proverb that says, “Don’t give me a fish, but teach me how to catch it.”

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