06 March 2025
You know that moment. You’re nearing the end of a coaching session, and suddenly, it dawns on you that you’ve been circling the real issue for most of the session. And the worst thing? You have run out of time to coach on what really matters.
Even experienced coaches face this challenge more often than they’d like. But what if you could consistently uncover the real issue at the beginning of a session—rather than the end?
That’s exactly what Marion Franklin, MCC, teaches in her book The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching. If you haven’t read it yet, don’t miss it. And if you have read it, this is your chance to go beyond reading—to truly integrate and apply it in your coaching.
For the fifth year, we’re partnering with Marion to bring you Laser-Focused Peer Coaching, a combined book peer coaching round, that will teach you to:
- know exactly what to listen for in every session
- quickly identify what’s really going on
- avoid getting seduced by the story
- ask questions that get right to the heart of the matter
- have the client do all of the summary
- know how to create the shift and what to do afterwards
- recognize the client’s underlying pattern and know how to address it
You can find out more about our Laser-Focused Peer Coaching opportunity here, including testimonials from the last four years’ participants. Or, if you already know you need to laser-focus your coaching, you can register right away.
There are also a limited number of places to join a separate Laser-Focused Coaching group mentoring session with Marion herself (not included in the peer coaching round, but available for separate registration). If you miss out on or can’t attend the live session, join the observer session to get discounted access to the session recording.
If you participated in a past Laser-Focused Peer Coaching Round and want to refine your skills even further, you’re welcome to join either the peer coaching round, the group mentoring session—or both!
Each time I revisit Laser-Focused Coaching, my coaching goes deeper and I get there faster. If you, like me, prefer doing a book rather than just reading it—this is your opportunity to put these powerful techniques into action.
Your future clients will thank you!
Kerryn Griffiths, PhD, PCC
Global ReciproCoach Coordinator
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