#110: The One Thing That Solves Most Coaching Problems: Contracting Well

About this episode

Robbie Swale discusses the importance of effective coaching contracts in solving common coaching challenges.

What if almost every coaching challenge you face in your practice could be solved with better coaching contracts and clearer agreements? That’s what Robbie dives into in this short episode. Drawing on his own coaching practice, experiences in supervision, and lessons learned from mentors and peers, Robbie explains why contracting with clients is one of the most important skills a coach can develop… and how better contracting could have solved almost every challenge he’s ever brought to supervision. He shares how he builds contracting into every part of his work: from the very first client conversation, through re-contracting midway, to closing an engagement with clarity. Robbie explores the written coaching agreements he uses, the questions he asks clients, how he contracts with stakeholders while keeping confidentiality intact, and why he has stopped sending written coaching notes. Along the way, he also reflects on ICF ethics, the role of supervision, and what really matters for coaches who want to build a meaningful, sustainable business. In this episode, Robbie talks about: Why most coaching challenges come back to contracting and agreements The questions he asks to set up…

People in this episode

Host: Robbie Swale

Topics covered

• coaching contracts
• client agreements
• coaching challenges
• ethics in coaching
• supervision
• sustainable coaching business

Keywords

• coaching
• contracting
• client relationships
• coaching ethics
• supervision
• business sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICF

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