Talking Polarities: From Just Either/Or to Supplementing Either/Or with Both/And

Margaret Cary, MD MBA MPH PCC and Cliff Kayser, MSOD, MSHR, PCC “I’m so exhausted. I love my patients, but caring for them gets in the way of time with my family. I have young kids and I want to be there for them. My dad was always at work and I barely remember him. I […]

Posted by Margaret Cary
On March 28, 2018
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Soliciting the Pre-Mortem and Riding the Change Curve: Coaching Tools, Strategies and Concepts for Effective Planning

Imagine that we are a year into the future. We implemented the plan as it now exists. The outcome was a disaster. Please take 5 to 10 minutes to write a brief history of that disaster.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On February 13, 2014
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The Process of Reflective Coaching: Levels of Inquiry

An effective reflective coaching process often involves moving back and forth through seven specific levels of analysis. Each level offers a different perspective and a different reflective lens.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On November 9, 2011
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Coaching Questions: Encouraging Divergent (“If”) Thinking

A series of “If” questions are presented that encourage a coaching client to expand their horizon and move in new directions with regard to both their thinking and their actions.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On November 1, 2011
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Coaching Questions: The Exiting Process

A set of 10 questions is offered that should be considered by a professional coach in bringing a coaching engagement to a close.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On October 28, 2011
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Coaching Questions: Identification of Client, Audience,Stakeholders and Accountability

The following set of questions should be considered by the person doing the coaching and in most instances should be directly addressed by the person receiving the coaching services.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On October 26, 2011
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Coaching Questions: Nature of Coach/Client Interactions

The following set of questions provide guidance for the coach and client in the establishment of a consistent and productive coaching process

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On October 26, 2011
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Interpersonal Needs and Coaching Questions

A set of coaching questions are presented that focus on the needs manifest by the men and women who come to us as clients, seeking to better understand and hopefully improve the interpersonal challenges they face in their organizations

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On October 14, 2011
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Client Interview Schedule

The open-ended, wide-ranging interview schedule listed below that takes place near the start of a coaching engagement will often assist an organizational coaching process.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On October 6, 2011
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Philosophical Foundations of Coaching: Ontology

In this essay the authors focus on two dimensions of ontology that hold profound implications for the practice of professional coaching.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On October 6, 2011
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