How should next steps be captured in session close?

How should next steps be captured in session close?

• A. Prescribe exact steps.
• B. Summarize the steps yourself.
• C. Invite the client to summarize their next steps and one insight from the session; affirm strengths and confirm next meeting.
• D. End the session without summary.

Answer: (C)

Closing a coaching session should leave the client empowered with clear, personally chosen next steps and a sense of momentum. The best finish invites the client to articulate their next steps and a single insight from the session, while the coach reinforces strengths and schedules the next meeting. This collaborative reflection helps build ownership, confidence, and commitment to action, which are essential in behavior change work. Prescribing exact steps shifts ownership away from the client. Summarizing the steps for the client or ending without any wrap-up deprives them of reflection and accountability. By having the client voice both the action and an insight, you create a concrete, client-centered plan that can be tracked at the next session.

Closing a coaching session should leave the client empowered with clear, personally chosen next steps and a sense of momentum. The best finish invites the client to articulate their next steps and a single insight from the session, while the coach reinforces strengths and schedules the next meeting. This collaborative reflection helps build ownership, confidence, and commitment to action, which are essential in behavior change work. Prescribing exact steps shifts ownership away from the client. Summarizing the steps for the client or ending without any wrap-up deprives them of reflection and accountability. By having the client voice both the action and an insight, you create a concrete, client-centered plan that can be tracked at the next session.