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Feedback

When coaching you will often either be giving or receiving feedback. In this chapter we will discuss and explore giving and receiving feedback as part of the coaching and mentoring process. We will review some general guidelines for giving and receiving effective feedback and then move on to the specifics that are important to take account of in a coaching context.

Effective feedback

As a coach you will have to be skilled at providing feedback to your coachees and you should also be receptive to, and ask for, feedback from the people you are coaching. If you are taking part in coaching supervision (see Chapter 27) you may also receive feedback from the supervisor or others in the supervision group. Any feedback you either give or ...

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