ABSTRACT
Tasks in coaching will be suggested by the approach to coaching that coach take, but if they hold a pluralistic view on coaching, they can also use a variety of tasks that derive from other approaches to coaching. This chapter states, from a coaching alliance perspective, tasks are best conceptualised as ways of achieving development-based objectives in development-focused coaching (DF-C) and problem-based goals in problem-focused coaching (PF-C). Extrapolating from Lazarus's (1989) work, it is important to note that coaches also have preferred modalities. While in an ideal world, effective coaches would, with equal facility, be able to use tasks across the BASIC ID, the fact that coaches have their own modality preferences means that it is a temptation for them to restrict themselves to using tasks which reflect these preferences. The chapter discusses two coachees who came to see author for emotional problem-focused coaching (EPF-C) and who had similar problems, but different learning styles.
