Puget Sound Coaches Association

ICF Core Competency #6· Powerful Questions

Ability to ask questions that reveal the information needed for maximum benefit to the coaching relationship and the client.

  1. Asks questions that reflect active listening and an understanding of the client's perspective,
  2. Asks questions that evoke discovery, insight, commitment or action (e.g., those that challenge the client's assumptions),
  3. Asks open-ended questions that create greater clarity, possibility or new learning
  4. Asks questions that move the client towards what they desire, not questions that ask for the client to justify or look backwards.

NOTE: Each competency listed has a definition and related behaviors. Behaviors are classified as either those that should always be present and visible in any coaching interaction (in regular font), or those that are called for in certain coaching situations and, therefore, not always visible in any one coaching interaction (in italics).

 

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