SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS
As the field of coaching expands and the demand for it increases, it will become vital to understand the reasons for building successful outcomes as a result of coaching. What works in coaching will probably be the most widely asked question both in daily practice as well as in the research domain. As stated earlier, this study was initiated and carried out to broadly understand the reasons for the success of coaching and more specifically to understand the role of ‘AHA’ moments in coaching. It must be noted that the above study is very preliminary in nature and needs to be followed up by more extensive research.
In conclusion, the results of the study indicate that AHA moments do occur in almost all coaching sessions and that gaining a new perspective was by far the most quoted reason for occurrence of such moments. Powerful questioning followed by effective listening is a vital tool in gaining successful outcomes through the process of coaching. Given fresh inputs, coaches are more than willing to incorporate this information in their future coaching process.
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