How to Coach Yourself and Others Techniques For Coaching

Pitfalls when asking questions 1. Being subjective : - Asking suggestive questions - Subjective interpretation of the answers received 2. Lack of delineation: - Asking vague, unclear, ambiguous, confusing questions - Unclear definition of the subject - Ramble from one subject to another - Asking several questions simultaneously - Lack of “fine tuning” of the conversation 3. Advising, judging, criticizing questions - Such questions create resistance and tend to block communication. - Do not try to prove you are right, do not enter into discussion, do not try to convince: “a man convinced against his will, remains of the same opinion still!” 4. One way communication : - Talking too much - Not listening to coachee’s answers - Not acknowledging coachee’s answers - Not responding to coachee’s questions and remarks - Bringing up your solutions instead of helping coachee to find his. 336

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