Learning how to Coach in English ("Brilliant Coaching", Day9), Questioning (2)

Hello everyone!

I am an executive coach supporting and encouraging people who work in companies or organizations.

I will continue putting some key points about coaching at work while reading the book titled "Brilliant Coaching" by Julie Starr.

As I covered Part 1 in "Questioning" yesterday, let me go on to Part 2 today.

Part 1: Good question in coaching conversation

Part 2: Questions with a clear sense of purpose

Effective Questioning, Part 2

Part 2: Questions with a clear sense of purpose

1. A clear sense of purpose or objectives

(1) You want your questions to help the other person progress in some way.
That's why your questions are clear with a sense of purpose or objectives.

(2) Examples of questions

- Specifically, what is it that you are unhappy about?
- Can you tell me what actually happened?
- Why is that important to you?
- Which option do you prefer?
- What could you do about that right now?
- What might stop you from doing that?

2. Closed questions or Open questions

(1) To coach effectively, you will want to develop an ability to ask consistently open questions.

(2) Open questions start with:
- what
- when
- where
- who
- how

3. Powerful questions
(1) When people get stuck, powerful questions are very useful tool as they encompass a statement of the problem and propel it towards a solution.

(2) Attributes of powerful questions include:
- they acknowledge the issue or challenge
- they assume that a positive outcome is possible
- they are open and provoke a creative response

(3) Example of powerful questions
- How can we get it done by this Friday?
- Getting back to the square 1, what originally would you like to accomplish?
- What can you do now to hit the balance of the two?

That's all for today. See you tomorrow!

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