How can we be fully present for our clients when so many coaching models focus on the past – or the future, asks Vivien Whitaker, visiting research fellow, Coaching & Mentoring Research Unit, Sheffield Business School Being truly present is crucial for effective coaching. Yet many coaching models tend to take us into the past, while goal orientation may draw us precipitately into the future. How can we stay focused in the moment, giving our full attention to our client? Weick & Sutcliffe have noticed that many people operate mindlessly: “A tendency towards...