How to Summarize in Coaching Without Taking the Lead

A good summary holds connection without control.

A client’s story is like a kite aloft in a wide sky—dipping, climbing, catching unexpected winds.

Your role as coach isn’t to steer the kite, but to stay connected through a single, slender thread.

A well-timed summary in coaching is that gentle tug on the string: it keeps awareness grounded without limiting flight. Too tight a grip, and you pull the kite down. Too loose, and the client drifts away, untethered.

Summarizing is the art of holding the line just enough to stay in partnership.

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