Ever wondered how to keep momentum and deepen your impact as a coach when routines get disrupted like during summer holidays or life’s inevitable “in-between” moments? In this episode of The Coaching Hub Podcast, I explore what it really means to maintain the coach-client relationship during periods of pause or transition.
Listen to discover practical ways to empower your clients to take ownership, maintain connection without constant contact, and leverage breaks as an opportunity for deeper growth. In the coaching relationship, space to think can be just as important as time spent together.
Here are the Highlights:
00:00 Introduction: The power and process of coaching for change
01:35 Rethinking session frequency: Why space matters for integration
02:57 Navigating consistency: What happens when coaching takes a pause
04:04 Empowering the client, not owning their progress
05:22 Boundaries & communication: Staying connected while maintaining clarity
07:18 The coach’s true role: Facilitation versus fixing
08:34 Building trust and client ownership beyond sessions
10:08 Coaching for self-trust and autonomy
12:57 Use insights from breaks to fuel future sessions
14:03 Celebrate trust, space, and the connection between you and your clients
About Ruth Kudzi:
Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is a MCC level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach Ruth was a senior leader in education.
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