Shorter, More Frequent Coaching Conversations Are Better

You can be a great coach, but be lesseffective because your conversations are too long or too short or not frequent enough. This applies to anyone helping people grow: coaches, managers, parents, and ministers. What length, frequency, and delivery methods producethe most effective coaching conversations? Several studies point us to answers.

A study byCoaching Research Institute LLPpolled clients aboutthe behaviors and structures their professional coaches used and the resultingeffects on clien...