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Key coaching behaviors
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Encourages the coachee to develop personally meaningful
criteria for the evaluation of options, since these criteria
form the basis for option selection

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Probes the coachee to develop a comprehensive evaluation
of each option
Ensures that the key options and their evaluation are fixed in
writing for future reference

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Step 6: Design a valid action plan
As one coach described it, "This is where the rubber meets the
road!" At this stage, a concrete and pragmatic action plan is
designed. One of the main advantages of executive coaching in
industry and commerce is that it provides "just in time" learning
and development when and