Soliciting feedback from your coaching clients has big benefits, including strengthening your practice, building trust, and modeling being a learner. And it can be scary! In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to confidently and clearly ask for client feedback and acknowledge receiving it. As a bonus, you’ll also hear how to open your coaching conversations with a question that builds resilience! 

Notable moments: 

00:43 Role Play Demonstration Setup

02:55 Part 1: Introducing the Feedback Survey

04:54 Part 1 Reflection

07:55 Part 2: Transitioning to Feedback Acknowledgment

10:39 Reflecting on New Beliefs

14:23 Part 2: Roleplay Reflection

15:36 How to Continue Growing Your Skills in This Area 

16:55 Closing Remarks and Acknowledgements

Keep learning: 

• Subscribe to our Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to learn everything you need to know about soliciting feedback from clients, including Elena’s feedback survey
• Read Chapter 15 of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching for more on evaluating the impact of your coaching conversations 
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Reflection questions: 

• What has been your experience with feedback? 
• Have you explicitly solicited feedback from your coaching clients (or direct reports)? Why or why not?
• What did Elena’s model and Cary’s reflection prompt you to want to do or do differently moving forward? 

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