The coaching skill of responding is really one that is an art. It is a way of hearing what a person says, fully and deeply, and then relating what was said back to the client's personal core. When the coach responds the client then knows they have been heard deeply and understood.
Because responding is more of an art than a coaching skill it is more difficult to teach. What the coach must do to respond is to first tune into the coaching client as they listen with a quiet non-judgmental mind. When I teach coaching skills to new coaches I always talk about connecting in from the heart and listening with the heart and I say to the coach, "respond from your heart... trust your inner voice..."
My goal in www.CoachInstitute.com is to provide professionals with a comprehensive coach-training program that recognizes and builds upon their existing skills and expertise to help them quickly and easily learn coaching skills and successfully transition into the coaching field.
Terri Levine, PhD, MCC
www.CoachInstitute.Com
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