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November 17, 2023

Signs not steps

What is a good experiment after a coaching session? Are you asking people what they want to do or are you asking them to observe?

Understanding a client vs. Understanding with a client

What relationship do we have with our clients? Are we trying to understand them? I don't think this is the best way to coach. Read here for some alternatives!

How to deal with toxic people

Are you limiting yourself with your metaphors? Explore how labeling people as "toxic" makes everything worse.

October 27, 2023

Coaching and Ubuntu

We are who we are through others - how can coaches use the principle of "Ubuntu" to enhance their services.

October 20, 2023

Pricing your coaching services

How much to charge is one of the most difficult decisions of a coach. You don’t want to overprice, you don’t want to underprice and then there is this pesky question of “how much am I worth?”

October 13, 2023

Coaching grudges

What if your client holds a grudge and you want to help them overcome, forgive or move on -- here are some hints

October 6, 2023

Coaching and the art of storytelling

September 29, 2023

Don't you agree? When clients want your affirmation

Sometimes clients want your affirmation to check their perspective. As a coach, you want to promote client autonomy: what can you do?

September 21, 2023

Open questions for partnering with your client

Closed questions are not the only way to partner with your client. Here are some examples for open partnering questions

September 15, 2023

The problem with “problem talk”

Sometimes, life is hard for clients. Coaches sometimes label clients' descriptions of these hardship as "problem talk". Here are some musings about why this is not always helpful and what to do instead.

September 7, 2023

Coaching Fundamentalism?

I think that fundamentalism and coaching are hard to integrate into one coherent worldview. If you’d like to read some philosophical musings, read on.

September 1, 2023

When your client knows EXACTLY what coaching is, but you disagree

What do you do when a client is a manager, who has taken some coaching course for managers, has sparkling eyes when you approach her as a coach, but your approach is very different?