The Complete Handbook of Coaching

What are valid reasons for an organization to request coaching for an executive? Under what circumstances is it not appropriate to provide executive coaching?

the invitation would be to go to a place where there are no problems, and look at the issues from there. Suppose we dropped all the labels, such as: ‘This is a problem', ‘This is not the way it should be', ‘This is hurtful'. What if the situation just is? From the phrase ‘This is wrong’ we simply drop the word ‘wrong'. This is a different dimension

Well-timed, skilful articulation of observations is the hallmark of the highly accomplished coach. Clumsy, ill-timed interventions can risk the safety, trust and confidence that are so vital to the working alliance.

Example: A client used her narrative coaching session to pivot from ‘I make the best of what is given to me' (old story) to ‘I choose to create what matters to me' (new story) – which she then started to use in suitable opportunities to attain more of what she wanted.

Brainstorming, experimenting, and reflecting on what has happened are key works of SPC that keep the process moving forward