Cal looks at Coaching Competency #6-Asking Provocative Questions.

Some of the items and links discussed include:

The Competency Markers can be found at: https://coachfederation.org/pcc-markers

Asking questions helps/prompts our clients to:

1. Explore attitudes, values or feelings.
2. See a concept from another perspective
3. Refine a statement or idea
4. Get people to influence themselves
5. Move people to action
6. Predict possible outcomes
7. Apply a principle or formula
8. Illustrate a concept with an example

Types of NON-Powerful Questions

1. Closed Questions
2. Solution-Focused Questions
3. "Why?" Questions Problems with "Why?" Questions:

(Scott Ginsberg "Hello, My Name is Scott"http://hellomynameisscott.com/)

1. They can be seen as criticism.
2. They can be internalized as a personal attack.
3. They can make people feel defensive.
4. They can for
5. They can be easily countered with "because."
6. Tony Stolzfus adds: They take people into the past rather than focusing on ways to move ahead.

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