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Coach with Clarity


Jun 20, 2022

When a client asks you for your perspective, and you withhold or respond in a way that’s not client-centered, that can seriously compromise the partnership and erode trust.

Early in my coach training program, it was drilled into us that coaches don’t tell their clients what to do. I took that very seriously, and when clients would ask me for my opinion, I felt paralyzed. I didn’t know the right way to respond.

Fast forward to today; in the six-plus years that I've been a coach, I’m often asked this question in some form or fashion.

What role should helping professionals play with their clients when it comes to giving advice, sharing strategy, or just flat out telling their clients what to do?

Today I’m talking about best practices for sharing thoughts and ideas with clients, the four common pitfalls coaches make, how to course correct in a way that centers the client, and my six tips for successful sharing.

 

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