Co-Active Coaching

The life purpose is a path, not a destination. And along the way, coachees will encounter plenty of voices, internal and external, telling them to go in other directions.

For managers, a variation on this exercise is to have the employee design a “Wheel of Life at Work,” with each of the areas a significant part of that person’s work and career. Ask questions like What would a fulfilling life

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

The skill of clarifying is a combination of listening, asking, and reframing.

you share your observations as clearly as possible, but without judgment. You tell coachees what you see them doing. Sometimes, articulation takes the form of the hard truth,

The flow in process coaching has the following steps: (1) the coach senses the turbulence under the surface and names it, (2) the coach explores it, (3) the coachee experiences it, (4) a shift happens, (5) energy opens up, (6) the coachee has access to new resources, and (7) movement happens.

What is your vision? Who are you becoming? What is present when life is most alive for you?

“Choice” at this step is also an affirmation of the power of choice itself. To be aware that there are real and distinct possibilities to choose from is liberating and empowering.

You might say, “You seem really blocked. Let’s take a couple of minutes to get this out. Really complain, whine, feel sorry for yourself. Exaggerate.” The best thing you can do at this point is to help the coachee clear. In fact, it is important that the coach recognize the volume of clearing necessary.