Most coaching schools teach us to be neutral, not to share our opinions, to work client-led. Coaching in the face of the climate crisis has challenged this perspective. Can coaches also be activists? Is it ever possible not to influence a client? And shouldn’t we be a positive influence in our clients’ lives anyway? How can I be authentic AND neutral? And how might attempting to stay neutral benefit or hinder the coaching process?
In today’s episode of Talking about Coaching, our resident coaches Yannick, Siawash and Nicki discuss these questions and more.
The conversations Yannick referenced at the beginning, which sparked this episode, can be found at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEK9UENWT66CUcOyiLjUuEZ6281D6A47M
And the paper on neutrality is available at https://intranet.weatherhead.case.edu/document-upload/docs/2060.pdf
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