{"id":3479,"date":"2022-06-28T12:32:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T12:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachingoutsidethebox.net\/staging\/?p=3479"},"modified":"2025-01-31T17:15:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:15:29","slug":"what-does-partnership-mean-in-coaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachingoutsidethebox.net\/staging\/what-does-partnership-mean-in-coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"What does partnership mean in coaching?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3479\" class=\"elementor elementor-3479\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af2ddfc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2af2ddfc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2a04c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da2a04c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>by Lucia Baldelli<\/p>\n<h4>What is partnership in coaching and how do we define it? In this short blog, I am sharing some reflections about what partnership means for me and the signals that we are &#8211; or we are not &#8211; in partnership with our coaching client.\u00a0\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df6386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df6386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ICF defines coaching as\u2026. \u201cpartnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>But what does it mean and how do we know that there is partnership when we are coaching?<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>I like to describe partnership in coaching with the metaphor of a dance \u2013 imagine Tango \u2013 where the coach is fully responsive to the movement of the client and allows the client to choose what happens next. The client leads, the coach follows and what you see is a seamless sequence of turns and falls\u2026 a beautiful dance where the client has the power. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Partnership is about creating together the conversation in a way that is useful to help the client learn and move forward, not the coach. How do we know that this is happening?<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Partnering is also about believing that each client has a unique perspective into their own world and into themselves. Our role is to help them clarify to themselves what they think \/ need \/ want,\u00a0 access what they don\u2019t think they know, and learn something they don\u2019t know yet by making their own meaning. We believe they can solve their own problem and they will use this new insights to bring change into their lives after our session.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea953ed elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"ea953ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/coachingoutsidethebox.net\/staging\/for-coaches\/free-coaching-dojo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/coachingoutsidethebox.net\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lucia-pink-top-online-meeting.jpg);\" 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FREE\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3962f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b3962f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<h2>How do we know we are partnering with our client?<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are starting in partnership if we are asking questions like:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How shall we do this work together today?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What is important to explore about this topic?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What do we need to discuss to move forward on this?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are partnering during the conversation if we are checking in with them:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How are you progressing towards achieving your goal for today?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Now that you have learned\u2026, what do we need to explore to get the clarity you are looking for?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are partnering during the conversation if we are allowing them to make their own meaning:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>If you look at all these pieces together, what do you see?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How are these things related in your view?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What have you not thought about this yet?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are partnering during action planning if we are asking questions like:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What is still in your thoughts?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How will you move this forward after this session?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What is your plan?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What support to you need?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What is getting in the way?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How will you keep yourself motivated?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are partnering to close the conversation if we are asking questions like:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What have you learned during our time together?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Where did we not get to?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What is missing for you to feel complete on this topic?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Is it ok to move towards closing this session?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><em>What else might you want or need to say before we finish up?<\/em><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f4f862 elementor-cta--layout-image-right elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"7f4f862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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