on Fri, 12/12/2014 - 15:17 by Becky Turner (not verified)
I understand the limitations of advice giving, but I do provide either advice or suggestions much of the time. It is typically after doing a lot of listening to understand how my client is thinking and what they are struggling with. As Brian described, it is after asking whether they want to hear another perspective. Without some new perspective, information, or offer of a challenge many clients would find coaching too slow of a process or maybe not useful enough. Often, they talk for a while and then say: what do you think? what do you make of this or have you seen this before? Is this typical? Got any ideas? Given their experience and knowledge, I trust them not to fall for anything without owning it first.
On advice giving
I understand the limitations of advice giving, but I do provide either advice or suggestions much of the time. It is typically after doing a lot of listening to understand how my client is thinking and what they are struggling with. As Brian described, it is after asking whether they want to hear another perspective. Without some new perspective, information, or offer of a challenge many clients would find coaching too slow of a process or maybe not useful enough. Often, they talk for a while and then say: what do you think? what do you make of this or have you seen this before? Is this typical? Got any ideas? Given their experience and knowledge, I trust them not to fall for anything without owning it first.