How to Coach Yourself and Others Techniques For Coaching

3.4 RESPONSIVENESS Responsiveness is defined as: “Readily suggestions, influences, appeals, or efforts” reacting to Being responsive means acting quickly, reacting to requests, suggestions, influences, appeals, or efforts. It means being able to adjust quickly to a change in situation, environment, or direction. Though not a perfect antonym, I would say that the antithesis of responsiveness is procrastination, which is the downfall of many businesses, careers, and lives. (Jeff Wilson) Responsive life coaches will gradually develop an approach and an orientation that is most relevant and useful to both them and their coachees. (www.associationforcoaching.com) Responsive questions enable the coach to gather more information and to help the coachee discover their gifts and talents - and finds ways to bring those out. A life coach needs to be intuitive and responsive when guiding a coachee to see the value in their own unique gifts. (Patti Stafford) Some examples of responsive questions are: 1. If it were possible to satisfy and alleviate your specific concerns, would you be interested in discussing this in more detail? 2. (I can certainly appreciate how you feel.) May I ask why you feel that way? 3. What are the top three benefits you would want to realize if you were to …? 4. What do you need to see in order to feel confident that you've made the best decision? 362

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