Co-Active Coaching

The coaching environment is a place without judgment. It is a place where the coach expects the truth from the coachee because truth carries no consequence other than learning, discovery, and new insight.

To be truly listened to is a striking experience, partly because it is so rare. When another person is totally with you—leaning in, interested in every word, eager to empathize—you feel seen and understood. People open up when they know they’re really being listened to; they expand, they have more presence. They feel safer and more secure as well,

The other force at work in the human change process is learning. Learning is not simply a byproduct of action; it is an equal and complementary force.

There is solid science behind why coaching works.

You can think of the coaching relationship as a recharging station where coachees tap into

To “dance” is to respond from a co-active core meaning both “co” as in collaborative, and active, moving the dance forward. In a truly coactive conversation there are moments when the coach leads the dance, moments when the coachee leads the dance, and moments when it is not clear at all who is leading and who is following.

Curiosity is especially important in coaching because it taps into deeper sources of information.

Trust

The Neuroscience of Coaching