What Master Coaches Had to Unlearn (the Hard Way)
Some aspects of coaching are intuitive (like, be friendly), and some aspects are paradoxical and upside-down. For example, in Motivational Interviewing, an effective communication style used in coaching and counseling, there is something called the “righting reflex.” The righting reflex is the instinct to help or “fix” a client, as well as give them directions…