COACHING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY AND EMOTIONAL STRAIN
When the world speeds up, the instinct in a coaching conversation is often to speed up with it. Andrew McDowell, Partner at TPC Leadership and TPC Health, argues that this instinct is worth questioning.
In the first of a five-part series on coaching through uncertainty, Andrew explores what happens when coaches resist the pull to move faster, and choose instead to slow things down.
The premise is straightforward. Uncertainty tends to create pressure. Clients feel it. Coaches feel it. And that pressure often shows up as a drive to reach solutions quickly, to provide direction, to fill the silence with something that feels useful.
But the article makes a compelling case that this is precisely the moment to do the opposite.
It is the first in a five-part series by Andrew McDowell, Partner at TPC Leadership and TPC Health. Each article explores a different dimension of what it means to coach well when circumstances are difficult and direction feels unclear.
Read the first article on LinkedIn Pulse →
Knowing that coaching should slow down in uncertainty is one thing. Doing it with confidence in the room is another.
The Fundamentals of Coaching programme gives you the models, the practice time, and the feedback to make this kind of coaching a natural part of how you work. You learn what effective coaching conversations are built on, practise them in real sessions throughout the three days, and leave with a framework you can use from day one.
If you want to go further, the full Coach Practitioner qualification develops your skills across four modules, including coaching through ambiguity and complexity. It is accredited by both the ICF and EMCC.
Series: This is article 1 of 5 in Andrew McDowell's series on coaching in uncertain times. Watch the Insights page for the remaining articles as they are published.