Essential Questions
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The coaching process is guided by the questions that clients ask and
answer about themselves. While coaching clients are focused on
realizing the goals they set for themselves, they are simultaneously
exploring their own inner makeup and choosing who and what
they want to become. Four essential questions anchor the coaching
process from the clients’ point of view. Clients enter into the coaching
process asking “What do I need to do now?” This practical question
helps clients identify the gap between where they are right now
and where they want or need to be to realize their aspirations. As
coaching progresses, clients are challenged to discover and put into
action elements of themselves that are not part of their regular lineup
of responses. Through their expanding interactions with others, they
begin to explore the question “What am I made of?” Clients who
stick with coaching will eventually be faced with the question “Who
do I want to be?” as they choose to bring how they work into
alignment with their own values. The clients who continue their
personal development consider the question “What do I want to
create?” Answering this question enables the leaders to explore how
to leverage their considerable capabilities for value creation.
While the asking and answering of these essential questions may
not occur explicitly in all coaching engagements, the exploration of
these themes is a strong current that flows beneath the surface of
transformational coaching work.