Agreements
The Coaching Agreement Is More Than a Goal
A coaching agreement clarifies purpose, roles and boundaries, helping coach and client choose useful support and…
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Explore coaching practice through the agreements, questions, experiments, feedback and reflection that shape what happens next.
Questions
Open Questions or a Short Menu of Choices?
Open questions or a short menu of choices? Learn when each helps a coaching conversation, how to offer options without…
Reflection
From Wish to Working Aim: Goal-Setting in Coaching
Goal-setting in coaching can turn a broad wish into a useful working aim. Learn how to clarify direction without…
Experiments
The Two-Week Experiment Is Not a Test of Character
A two-week experiment can show whether a new approach fits your life, without turning an imperfect attempt into a…
Feedback
After the Session: A Reflection Before Your Next Conversation
A post-session coaching reflection helps you notice what was useful, carry one insight forward and choose a light…
Our point of view
A conversation is a start, not a verdict.
Coaching is not a magic prompt or a perfect plan. We look at the agreements, questions and follow-through that make a conversation useful, while leaving the choices with the person doing the work.