The Ladder of Inference is a powerful coaching tool…if you know how to use it. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to use the Ladder of Inference in a coaching conversation where a coachee has shared a problematic belief. Listen in and get ready to try it out in an upcoming conversation! Mentioned on this episode: Become a Friend of the Podcast  Ladder of Inference tool The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coachi...

Ep 190: How to Use the Ladder of Inference in Your Coaching Conversations

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Limiting beliefs often accompany frustration. In this episode, Elena provides a framework and tool to help you identify when the person you are coaching has slipped into victim consciousness and what is needed to support them in transitioning out. Mentioned on this episode: Become a Friend of the Podcast  Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching Claim your pre-order bonuses Attend an in-person workshop with Elena The Drama TriangleOpportunities for c...

Ep 202: How to Coach Beliefs: The Drama Triangle

If you want to coach the beliefs that drive actions, you need to know and be able to do five things. Elena shares those and much more in this first of a five-part series on coaching beliefs. Mentioned on this episode: Become a Friend of the Podcast  Pre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching Claim your pre-order bonuses Attend an in-person workshop with Elena Opportunities for continued learning: Become a Bright Morning Member Attend an in-pe...

Ep 201: How to Coach Beliefs: Five Things You Need to Know

In this episode, Elena uses the Core Human Needs framework to coach a teacher who is struggling to adapt to a new school environment. At multiple points in the conversation, Elena “pulls back the curtain” and provides insights into her coaching moves. Mentioned on this episode: Become a Friend of the Podcast  Core Human NeedsPre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational CoachingEpisode 183: Try It On: A Confidence Building Sentence StemOpportunities for continued learning: ...

Ep 200: Coaching Conversation: Coaching Core Human Needs

Do you struggle to coach disempowered clients? Do you have teammates who often feel like things are happening to them? In this episode, Elena shares how coaching ways of being, and in particular, coaching agency is the skill a Transformational Coach needs to help their clients feel better and empowered to get their needs met. You’ll learn two approaches to start utilizing this approach in your coaching conversations. Mentioned on this episode: Become a Friend of the Podcast &nb...

Ep 199: How to Coach Towards Agency

Many of us respond to problems by attempting to solve them. Doing so in coaching conversations undermines our client’s agency. In this episode, Elena shares what causes a fix-it tendency and five steps you can take to resist it in your conversations.Mentioned on this episode: Become a Friend of the PodcastPre-order Arise: The Art of Transformational Coachingand claim your pre-order bonus offersThe Creative ACT: A Way of Being, by Rick RubinOpportunities for continued learning: Becom...

Ep 190: How to Use the Ladder of Inference in Your Coaching Conversations

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