Co-Active Coaching

We start with this assertion: people are, by their very nature, naturally creative, resourceful, and whole. They are capable:

The ground conditions necessary for sustainable and transformative change in all coaching relationships, whether formal or informal, come from the act of consciously creating co-active relationships: relationships that are collaborative, cooperative, co-created, active, and engaged and that yield action steps and learning.

You, as the coach, are in a better position to ask these questions because you are not distracted by self-sabotaging talk, or history, or the opinions of colleagues and the feelings of loved ones, or anything else.

The absence of real listening is especially prevalent at work. Under pressure to get the job done, we listen for the minimum of what we need to know so we can move on to the next fire that needs fighting. The

As a leadership competency, balance is about the choices leaders make for their personal sense of creating flow, but it is also about the impact of their leadership. The choices leaders make lead to more balance or less for the team and organization, and in the process they become the visible creators and models for how choices are made in that cul

the co-active approach, this conversation is a collaboration, and the five contexts are what the coach brings in order to create the optimal conditions for the coachee’s outcome.

What will you do? ■ When will you do it? (Or on what schedule, if it is a practice or an ongoing action.) ■ How will I know? (Or ask how the coachee will track his or her progress and report back to you.)

Unfortunately, having things is momentary, and the satisfaction is fleeting.

In order for coaching to work, there must be commitment on the part of the coachee to exploring, changing, learning, taking risks, persevering even when it is difficult, and investing the time and energy. Coachees must be willing to go beyond their comfort zones and step into the unknown for the sake of change.

There is no static point in life; life is inherently dynamic. We are constantly balancing.