B.
CO-CREATING THE RELATIONSHIP
3.
Establishing Trust and Intimacy with the Client - Ability to create a safe,
supportive environment that produces ongoing mutual respect and trust.Shows
genuine concern for the client's welfare and future,Continuously demonstrates
personal integrity, honesty and sincerity, Establishes clear agreements
and keeps promises,Demonstrates respect for client's perceptions, learning
style, personal being, Provides ongoing support for and champions new
behaviors and actions, including those involving risk taking and fear of
failure, Asks permission to coach client in sensitive, new areas.
4.
Coaching Presence -
Ability to be fully conscious and create spontaneous relationship with the
client, employing a style that is open, flexible and confident.Is present and
flexible during the coaching process, dancing in the moment,Accesses own
intuition and trusts one's inner knowing - "goes with the
gut", Is open to not knowing and takes risks, Sees many ways to
work with the client, and chooses in the momentwhat is most effective, Uses
humor effectively to create lightness and energy, Confidently shifts
perspectives and experiments with new possibilities for own
action, Demonstrates confidence in working with strong emotions, and can
self-manage and not be overpowered or enmeshed by client's emotions.
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