The CoachAccountable Perspective – Page 4 – An authentic view of what works from the receiving end of being coached

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Psychology

Giving Airtime to Feelings Isn’t Always a Gift

Coaches are often eager and willing to explore client feelings. That might be okay for psychotherapy, but that is not the path to giving great coaching.

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AI in Coaching

AI is Either Good Enough for Your Client, Or It Isn’t

There’s a lot of clamoring over AI and how it could or should be used as part of the mix of a coaching relationship. My crystal ball is as rubbish as the next guy’s, so I won’t attempt prophecy around whatever capabilities that technology will…

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Showcasing Style

Fearing your Clients vs. Owning Your Role as Coach

You can either be concerned that your clients keep working with you, or be concerned that they get undeniably life-changing wins. Your clients want you to do the latter.

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A Sacred Sanctuary for All Things Coaching

Your client's email inbox is teeming with a lot. If you've got something worth sharing with them, it's best to share it somewhere else.

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Was it the Coaching? Or would it have happened anyway?

If you’re in the results-producing business as a coach, you want the cause-and-effect relation between your coaching and client results to be as clear as possible. On the timescale of months, breakthroughs in life happen all the time. Pick any six-month period in someone’s adult…

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Showcasing Style

A Given Coaching Style is Composed of Various Practices (or Lacks Thereof)

What’s your coaching style? Before reading on, put your eyes back on the question above and notice what pops up as your mind begins formulating the answer. Give it a beat before you move on. Again, What’s your coaching style? … Now I’m going to…

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Session Notes

Just 1-3 Sentences

One of the greatest gifts you can give your clients are notes from the sessions you have. If you don’t fancy yourself much of a writer when it comes to composing Session Notes, don’t worry. It doesn’t have to be a masterpiece to be a…

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Session Notes

Session Notes Are to Be Carried Forth and Carried Out

When you really nail session notes, they’re more than mere documentation. In the hands of your client, they’re marching orders.

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Session Notes

Coaching Calls Are Meaningful, Memorable Milestones

Tell your clients that calls with you are going to be meaningful, memorable milestones. There are just a few ingredients you need to ensure are present to have this be true.

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Session Notes

The Gift that is Notes Written by Another

Think of the birthday cards you’ve received. Which ones stand out in memory, having really touched you? The ones where the Hallmark writer really nailed it with a witty zinger on the inside, below which was hastily scribbled “Love, So-and-so”? No. It’s the ones where…

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