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Be comfortable with silence from "summary" of The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
As a coach, one of the most valuable skills you can cultivate is the ability to be comfortable with silence. When you embrace silence in your coaching conversations, you create space for deeper reflection and insight to emerge. Instead of feeling the need to fill every moment with words, you allow your coachee the time and freedom to think and process their thoughts. Silence is not something to be feared or avoided. It is a powerful tool that can help you as a coach to listen more attentively and observe more keenly. By pausing and allowing for silence, you signal to your coachee that their thoughts are important and worthy of consideration. This can encourage them to delve deeper into their own thoughts and feelings, leading to more meaningful and impactful conversations. Silence can also be a catalyst for change. When you give your coachee the space to reflect quietly, they may uncover new perspectives or insights that ca...
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