questioning techniques

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increase the coachee s

understanding and awareness, not

just yours

they may not be courageous enough to ask

themselves

help the coachee think for

themselves and form new perspectives

are NOT a sneaky way of giving advice or

telling someone what to do, e.g., You always send a covering e-mail,

don t you?

start broad (to explore new territory)

and then narrow down to focus on a key point

(to nail down action)

are typically open - seeking

information, e.g., what? or how? , rather than closed

questions that can be answered with a simple

yes or no

In coaching, the best questions are those which... 13/26