I recently took my son to an opthalmologist for an eye-test. The doctor was carrying out routine checks. It came to a point when the doctor was trying to assess the lenses for (near) accurate vision. The doctor kept changing the lenses and checking how comfortable my son felt with that lens. I got curious with this step.
When my son felt one of the lenses was comfortable, he tried out another lens and asked for the difference he felt between those - which one was more convenient and comfortable. It then hit me... that's exactly you do as a coach. You can help coachees view their situation(s) from various perspectives (lenses) and decide which one is more convenient for them. Let them view if from that point of view and decide on an action plan....
No opthalmologist ever suggests which glasses are good for an individual. He will only indicate the challenges of (not) using certain lenses and how to use the lenses. As a coach help your coachee decide which perspective and solution is more convenient for him / her. When coaching wear the hat of an opthalmologist..... Coach as an opthalmologist.
When my son felt one of the lenses was comfortable, he tried out another lens and asked for the difference he felt between those - which one was more convenient and comfortable. It then hit me... that's exactly you do as a coach. You can help coachees view their situation(s) from various perspectives (lenses) and decide which one is more convenient for them. Let them view if from that point of view and decide on an action plan....
No opthalmologist ever suggests which glasses are good for an individual. He will only indicate the challenges of (not) using certain lenses and how to use the lenses. As a coach help your coachee decide which perspective and solution is more convenient for him / her. When coaching wear the hat of an opthalmologist..... Coach as an opthalmologist.
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