Co-Active Coaching

That shift from judgment to learning is at the heart of a co-active conversation.

With process coaching, the action is designed to support what the coachee discovers from the coaching session.

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.)

The term co-active refers to the fundamental nature of a coaching relationship in which the coach and coachee are active collaborators.

with, a combination of perspectives, or even an entirely new perspective that came out of the exploration.

behavior. Values are the qualities of a life lived fully from the inside out.

You champion coachees by standing up for them when they question their abilities or their capacity to take on the task of challenge. It is not empty cheerleading. As the coach, you champion what you know is true; coachees will know if you aren’t sincere.

belief—what will sustain coachees on their way? The energy of commitment is one answer.

Organizations have come to understand that effective performance depends on effective relationships.

The real action of coaching takes place in the coachee’s life, in the action he or she takes—or doesn’t take—between sessions.