RECOMMENDING SPECIFIC COURSES OF ACTION
In some cases, the client needs both the specific action ideas and the impetus to take action. This combination of impetus and direction is the most assertive of the three Guide Aspects and differentiates it from the first two, which provide either impetus or direction but not both.
The coach takes the lead to provide short-term encouragement toward a specific course of action. In effect, she’s testing the client’s willingness and commitment to move forward. To continue to provide this level of directiveness might create dependency. But if the client doesn’t follow through, next week’s conversation can look at resistance and procrastination and explore whether the client is really committed to addressing ...