A Coaching Power Tool Created by Jennifer Shinkai
(Executive Coach, JAPAN)
How often do you hear comments like this from your client?
“If I delegate it, then it won’t be as good as if I do it myself.
But I feel so overwhelmed and busy all the time.”
“If I don’t do it myself, it will take longer. It’s easier for me just to do it myself than teach my team member to do it. I don’t have time to bring them up to speed”
Our client is facing the contradiction between a desire to control and a desire to be free
Definitions
To Control: to direct behaviour, to dominate, to cause to do what you want
To Free: to release something from an undesirable or restrictive form,
Freedom: the state of not being imprisoned
Coaching Application
Questions to Ask Regarding Control vs. Freedom:
These questions focus on allowing the client to explore if the level of control they are currently exerting or aiming for is necessary
Questions Regarding Clients Goals and Values: