What Steve does as a coach …
• Listens openly and actively in every conversation
• Asks powerful, direct questions
• Reflects back to you what he hears you saying
• Offers different perspectives and options
• Holds you accountable to your vision and goals
• Trusts you to make your own decisions
• Appreciates, endorses and supports you
• Requests that you take action or complete assignments
What Steve doesn’t do as a coach …
• Diagnose or treat anything
• Provide counseling or therapy
• Set the agenda for our conversations
• Solve your problems for you
• Do your work for you
• Try to fix you
• Judge you
• Give you “hard” advice (e.g. legal, financial, etc.)
• Take responsibility for your decisions, feelings or actions
What Steve asks of you as his client …
• Supply the agenda or topic of discussion for each session
• Be willing to tell the truth to me and to yourself
• Be willing to stretch yourself
• Call on time for the sessions
• Approach challenges as great opportunities for growth
• Let him know if something isn’t working for you in the partnership
• When he asks you to take some action or complete an assignment, feel free to accept the challenge, negotiate for what is right for you or decline.
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