When your client asks, "Should I leave my job?" — that's not really what they're asking.

Chances are, underneath that question is something else. Maybe it's "Am I allowed to want something different?" or "Will I be okay if I take this risk?" or "Do you think I'm capable of more?"

The same is true when a client asks, "What do you think I should do?" They're rarely asking for your opinion. They're asking for permission. Or reassurance. Or help trusting themselves.

The best coaching happens when you stop answering the surface question and start responding to what's underneath. This is the skill that separates good coaches from great ones — and it's something you can develop with intention and practice.

In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on how I listen for the question behind the question, the common patterns I've noticed after 15 years of coaching, and how to respond in a way that actually moves your clients forward. We're also going deeper into the big existential questio...

There’s a lot of pressure in the coaching world to ask the perfect question — the one that unlocks instant clarity or creates a dramatic breakthrough.

But in real coaching sessions, that’s rarely how it works.

In this episode of The Coaching Edge, I’m sharing the most versatile, workhorse coaching questions I use again and again — not because they’re clever or flashy, but because they reliably open insight across nearly any topic.

These aren’t scripts or “magic questions.” They’re question types you can adapt moment-by-moment, depending on what your client actually needs.

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why coaches often over-hunt for the “perfect” question — and why that usually backfires
• Why versatility and timing matter more than clever wording
• How powerful questions work because of how and when they’re asked, not just what’s said
• Five core question buckets I return to again and again in real client sessions
• Simple go-to questions you can always use when a session feels st
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