{"id":7080,"date":"2011-04-05T13:00:27","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T21:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=7080"},"modified":"2016-08-14T10:32:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T18:32:30","slug":"coaching-tricks-three-times-to-be-really-bad-cop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/coaching-tricks-three-times-to-be-really-bad-cop\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching Tricks: Three Times to Be the REALLY Bad Cop"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s nice to be nice to the nice. But unless it delivers the goods it\u2019s not nice, it\u2019s just drivel. That\u2019s why these coaching tricks<\/strong><\/a> are worth their weight in gold. Remember, your client pays you with their hard earned cash for RESULTS.<\/p>\n

Cut off the Bullshit<\/h3>\n

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a coaching session with your head snapping back. And just before you nodded out, you saw the clock on the wall and realize that your client had been droning on for an entire hour \u2013 SAYING NOTHING?! (And, if you haven\u2019t experienced this, you haven\u2019t been coaching for very long.) The secret is not to bring the session to an end, or to get your client going again, as if they were a record player that just needs a bit of a nudge to get them past a scratch in their story. No, the secret is to play the role of the REALLY bad cop and interrupt their pattern of avoidance and just cut off the bullshit. Try it \u2013 you\u2019ll like the results. And frankly, it feels so good.<\/p>\n

Drill down Past Their Tears<\/h3>\n

So just assume that you have gotten your client to approach the real issue, and they break out into a flood of tears. Well, there they are spotting your carpet and maybe your tie, but certainly doing themselves no good at all. For that matter, there you are trying to figure out what to do. Then there is a flash of insight and you remember a scene from a black and white movie, where Humphrey Bogart slaps Lauren Bacall to bring her to her senses. Then you envision the impending lawsuit. And then, finally, you listen to me, embrace these coaching tips, and remember the power of being the REALLY bad cop. And how that is your only hope to bring your client to their senses. And you breathe a sigh of relief and embrace the role of REALLY bad cop.<\/p>\n

And the Ultimate in Coaching Tricks, Push Them over the Edge<\/h3>\n

So just imagine that you have navigated that cascade of emotion, and you have finally brought your client to the brink of a breakthrough. And there you are staring into your client\u2019s eyes hoping that they blink first. Well, what are you going to do? That\u2019s it, remember these coaching tricks<\/strong>! Be the REALLY bad cop. And sure enough, there you are getting them passed their emotional block. And there they are happily shelling out their hard earned cash. Did I mention \u2013 HAPPILY!<\/p>\n

Hope you took some great value out of this post today! I\u2019d love to hear your feedback, so make sure you leave a comment <\/strong>with your thoughts or questions. And also, you can click on the Twitter button below to retweet this article\u2026 Thank you<\/strong><\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n

Dave Iuppa<\/strong><\/a>
\nJTS Advisors Strategy and Accountability Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s nice to be nice to the nice. But unless it delivers the goods it\u2019s not nice, it\u2019s just drivel. That\u2019s why these coaching tricks are worth their weight in gold. Remember, your client pays you with their hard earned cash for RESULTS. Cut off the Bullshit Have you ever found yourself in the middle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[158,359],"tags":[950,1204],"class_list":["post-7080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-coaching-tips","category-coaching-tricks","tag-coaching-tips","tag-coaching-tricks","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Image-by-www2-macleans.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18740,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7080\/revisions\/18740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}