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Ep 102: Challenging a Client Without Losing the Relationship
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- Craft of Coaching Podcast
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- Jan 27, 2026
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- 1273
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Summary
How do you challenge a client without damaging the coaching relationship? In this episode of The Craft of Coaching, we explore how skilled coaches use challenge—not as confrontation, but as transformation. If you’ve ever held back from asking a hard question or reflecting a client’s pattern because you were afraid they’d walk away, this episode is for you. We break down what it really means to challenge someone in a coaching conversation and how to do it in a way that builds trust, not breaks...