Top tips for..... establishing a quality coach/client relationship 1. Be prepared for mixed feelings Coaches would do well to remember that a new client will almost always have some mixed feelings about meeting them and starting the coaching process. However keen the new client is to start work, the situation will often arouse some degree of anxiety (perhaps about being judged or criticised) and often a sense of discomfort at being in a ‘dependent’ position or a learning role. Sometimes there...