Entries by Joeel & Natalie Rivera

How to Handle Scope Creep in Coaching Sessions

You are in the middle of a coaching session. Your client started the call talking about their career goals, but twenty minutes in, they are sharing details about their marriage, their childhood, and a medical diagnosis they received last week. You want to help. You care about this person. So you lean in, ask questions, and before you know it, you have spent the entire session in territory that is way outside your coaching scope.