54 “Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They’re what make the instrument stretch - what makes you go beyond the norm. ” - Cicely Tyson Requesting Listening Questioning Encouraging Action Planning PART FOUR - THE 5 CORE COACHING SKILLS Requesting is what a coach does when they feel the coachee is ready to be stretched into thinking bigger, acting bolder or liberating themselves from something that is holding them back. It is a call-out to the coachee’s highest potential. Requesting is an advanced skill and is not used in every coaching exchange. It is used when the coach senses the coachee is stuck, holding back, or selling themselves short or when the coach feels the coachee is ready to move forward in a bigger way than the coachee may be ready to ask of themselves. The timing is important and relies on the coach’s discernment of the coachee’s readiness and the level of trust in the coach and coaching process. Requests can be extremely powerful for the coachee as there is a strong underlying message that the coach sees more in the coachee than they might see in themselves. It also suggests that the coach believes the coachee to be capable of more than they may feel capable of themselves. It’s the “big ask” that says, “I know you can do this!” And it challenges a coachee’s perception of themselves and what is possible. Core Skill 4 - Requesting
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