TCL 068 - Great Question - What progress have we made so far?

The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach

Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we explore another question asked in a coaching conversation that will be very weird in a normal/casual conversation: "What progress have we made so far in our conversation?" Why do we use this kind of question? Let's first talk how coaching coaching is different!

• We explain what coaching is and we build trust
• We understand the client's topic and we make a crisp agreement about our topic
• We help the client explore what they want and learn things about themselves
• We help the client find ways to be accountable and make their learning useful
• We close the session powerfully and we check back whether we achieved what we wanted to achieve.

The question that I introduce here in this episode "What progress have we made so far in our conversation?" is very important in coaching. It's a core coaching competence to ask clients how they feel the conversation has succeeded so far in progressing towards their own goals. This also shows again how client-focused a pure coaching approach! "What progress have we made so far" often feels like a risky thing to ask for new coaches in the middle of a conversation...almost inviting clients to say 'nothing'. Yet, that rarely ever happens, especially if we use the coaching mindset. How shall we ask this question?

• Slowly, to invite reflection
• With intention, related to the goal of the session.

In this episode, we explore many different angles of this question with lots of examples! Connect with us: -------------------------- Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.intellicoach.com/blog Get updated with our Podcast: https://www.intellicoach.com/podcast Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/intellicoach Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/intellicoach IntelliCoach on Facebook: www.facebook.com/intellicoach IntelliCoach on Instagram: www.instagram.com/intellicoach