Listening
The Pause That Lets a Conversation Breathe
A deliberate pause in a coaching conversation gives someone room to finish a thought, notice what they mean and choose…
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All reflections
Browse reflections on listening, questions, goals, practice and boundaries. Each piece takes one part of a coaching conversation slowly enough to examine, without promising a universal script.
Questions
Open Question or Narrow Question? Choosing the Next Prompt
Open question or narrow question: learn how to choose the next coaching prompt, clarify a useful detail and keep an…
Practice
Before a Coaching Session, Notice What the Word Coach Carries
The word coach has a history that can prompt useful reflection on support and agency, without letting an old image…
Questions
The Perfect Question Myth: One Prompt Cannot Do Every Job
The perfect question myth fades when you stop searching for a magic prompt and learn to recognise when a conversation…
Goals
When a Coaching Goal Needs a Smaller First Step
A coaching goal becomes easier to discuss when it leads to one observable first step, with room to check what it means…