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There is only one coaching
style – the one that works
best for the client
YOUR COACHING STYLE AND APPROACH need to work with
the client – not the other way round. To help you find the
best approach for your client, the two most important ques-
tions to ask are how much structure they will need and how
visible they want the coaching process to be (see figure over-
leaf). Structure means the extent to which you put in place
planning and control systems to enable the change to happen.
At one end of the spectrum will be the active use of project
plans, action plans and systems designed to manage the flow
of activities. At the other end of the sp ...