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Comment on The killer question by Tara

Tara — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:46:57 +0000

Ruth thank you for your thoughtful response. I am particularly intrigued by your last comment. I think on reflection I was being too hasty with this title. I was trying to say something that would suggest “profound” “deep” and “meaningful” without suggesting predatory or power. I guess I would rather you not look too close at this description. It is meant lightly

Comment on The killer question by Ruth McCarthy

Ruth McCarthy — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:24:40 +0000

Tara
This is such an interesting discussion. In career transition work my clients often expect me to be their expert, offering the right job as a solution to where they are. When I ask for their thoughts about what they think would be right for them they often reply ‘I don’t know’ (particularly if feeling trapped in an unhappy work situation, which impinges on their ability to think freely and well for and about themselves). So then I ask ‘What do you know?’ That can trigger quite a flood of ideas, is positive, feels liberating.

As a Time to Think coach I’m interested to see your reference to Nancy’s work: I think her questions are astonishingly powerful. FYI: Over the years the assumption question you refer to has become ‘What are you assuming that is stopping you from…?’ or ..that is making you…?’so it’s become both subtler and more precise. Generally it’s used in a full thinking partnership session as in other situations it might be experienced as intrusive to a degree. Examining assumptions in the way you describe above is so useful in any context, and also distances the speaker from the situation in a dynamic way.

And by the way – I have an uneasy relationship with the phrase killer questions – I wonder where the power lies in those transactions, and what is being killed?

Comment on The killer question by Tara

Tara — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:44:33 +0000

Fabulous I wish many of my coaching clients in organisations would ask this question brilliant and thank you for your support Patrick

Comment on The killer question by Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:49:35 +0000

My favourite question is always “How are you?”. By asking and actually listening gives so much insight. So How are you?

P.S. and my second favourite question is, “same again?”

Comment on Our moods are infectious are you being considerate with yours? by Tara

Tara — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:13:57 +0000

Peter thank you for your comments and I could answer yes to your question because I love writing and do not see writing for my blog as a chore. It is however largely done to stimulate interest around my work interest which is coaching.

Comment on Our moods are infectious are you being considerate with yours? by PiterJankovich

PiterJankovich — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:37:17 +0000

My name is Piter Jankovich. oOnly want to tell, that your blog is really cool
And want to ask you: is this blog your hobby?
P.S. Sorry for my bad english

Comment on A short route to strategic thinking just an idea! by Denis Freedman

Denis Freedman — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:31:03 +0000

Have you ever considered adding more videos to your blog posts to keep the readers more entertained? I mean I just read through the entire article of yours and it was quite good but since I’m more of a visual learner,I found that to be more helpful well let me know how it turns out. This is good…thanks for sharing

Comment on Why do I care about coaching as a topic? by reyeZZo

reyeZZo — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:39:53 +0000

Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now. Keep it up!
And according to this article, I totally agree with your opinion, but only this time!

Comment on Why do I care about coaching as a topic? by Tara

Tara — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:43:46 +0000

Thank you very much. I am finding this medium to be a great way of sharing my experiences as a coach and facilitator and hopfully imparting some wisdom as well.

Comment on The humble request! by zynga

zynga — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:18:58 +0000

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