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Is giving advice coaching?
I believe that the coach's job is to help the client. That means being aware of what someone needs at any given time. Most often, asking good questions is the best way to help someone think things through for themselves. That's my preferredapproach. But I agree with Marshall Goldsmith that if you have some advice to share, you should do so without apology. I find that some clients are very open to it, and others are less so. So I adjust my approach to them. And if I feel that a client is sitting back and waiting to hear MY ideas on how to address something rather than doing the work forhim/herself, I immediately go back into question mode. When you're dealing with human beings, I think it's hard to draw firm lines, and each conversation is a little different.So I say--listen to the client and respond to what they need in that situation.