Coaching involves a number of skills:

• asking good questions
• saying what you see
• saying what you hear
• shutting up to allow original thinking
• allowing your coachee to find a way forward
• and then stopping!

Nancy Kline says that coachees can spend one third of the conversation trying to stop you getting in the way. Here are some stories which illustrate the core skills of coaching and are about:

SETTING THE FOUNDATION

1. Meeting Ethical Guidelines and Professional Standards
2. Establishing the Coaching Agreement

CO-CREATING THE RELATIONSHIP 

3. Establishing Trust and Intimacy with the Client 
4. Coaching Presence 

COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY 

5. Active Listening
6. Powerful Questioning 
7. Direct Communication 

FACILITATING LEARNING & RESULTS 

8. Creating Awareness 
9. Designing Actions
10. Planning and Goal Setting  
11. Managing Progress and Accountability