TCL 057 - The Power of Coaching with the Hour Glass model

The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach

Please share your feedback! I will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I share my view on one of the most frequent questions I get: “What coaching model do you prefer? And which one do you teach?” I explain the hour-glass model and why I rely on it entirely until very far into my professional coaching course development program. The hour-glass model is less of a detailed coaching model, but describes a fundamental concept. When we imagine an hour-glass, we picture the shape of an object which alternates between 'wide' and 'narrow'. In that sense, it becomes a metaphor for a typical coaching conversation. 'Wide': We expand on significance and meaning with our client and discover together. It is when we explore. 'Narrow': We contract, summarise, headline, clarify to condense meaning, arrive at conclusions and awareness. It is this intentional mix and alternating shift between expanding and narrowing that is so typical in a good coaching conversation. Enjoy! Connect with us: -------------------------- Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.intellicoach.com/blog Get updated with our Podcast: https://www.intellicoach.com/podcast Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/intellicoach Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/intellicoach IntelliCoach on Facebook: www.facebook.com/intellicoach IntelliCoach on Instagram: www.instagram.com/intellicoach