Staying in Role: Coaching, Not Consulting or Therapy

Every role matters on set—stay in the coaching role so your client can star in their own story.

Step onto a movie set and you’ll notice something right away: everyone knows their role. The director calls the shots, the actors bring the story alive, the sound engineer keeps things crisp. If the camera operator suddenly decides to act, or the actor grabs the director’s megaphone, things get messy fast.

Coaching is like that, too. We’re not here to rewrite the script (that’s therapy) or call the shots (that’s consulting). Our job is to stay in the coaching role—right there with the client in the starring role—so they can step into the scene with confidence. The moment we wander into someone else’s part, the story loses clarity.

Coaching, Consulting, and Therapy: Different Roles on Set

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