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3 Forming New Strategies
Asking questions about inner resources to evoke memories and
imaginations so coachee begins to create a strategy or plan for
succeeding, asking SWOT questions, asking meta-questions about
inner frames of beliefs and understandings about new plans.
2 Brainstorming Possibilities
Asking coachee about outcomes, asking questions that evoke a state of
creativity, asking questions and making statements that invite the
coachee to engage in brainstorming that generates a number of
possibilities.
1 Giving Suggestions
Asking the coachee about his or her outcomes, asking well-formed
questions about them, inviting the coachee to consider various
suggestions as given by the coach.
0 Giving Advice
No joint discussion about things, telling, giving advice, making
evaluations, ordering, consulting, or training a coachee about what the
coach thinks is best.

6) Actualizing
Inviting a coachee to translate the new inner game into an
actual outer game. Work with coachee to get him or her to
begin to act on the new game plan. Asking when, where,
how, and working with coachee to eliminate excuses, fears,
and other things that might hold him or her back. Using
Tasking as method for actualizing.
5 Co-Created action plan and refining results.
Co-creating activities that will maximally transfer learnings to
everyday life, coachee expresses motivation and excitement. Setting
up the next step in accountability, exploring the next refinements for
the plan or strategy in order to see the coachee's outcomes fully

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