Coaching-curious professionals exploring what coaching can offer for personal and professional growth, including those new to the Co-Active framework.
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From Fixer to Thought Partner: How to Stop Fixing and Start Coaching
Most coaches and leaders default to fixing. A client or team member brings a problem, and the instinct is to solve it. This live session offers a different stance: one where you trust the other person to find their own answer, and where your role shifts from advisor to thought partner.
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Time: 9–10 a.m. PT / 12–1 p.m. ET / 6–7 p.m. CEST
Duration: 60 minutes
Format: Live online session
Cost: Free
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Why Organizations Seek Out Co-Active Trained Coaches
For 30+ years, Co-Active Training Institute has trained 150,000+ coaches and leaders across 120+ countries. This session brings the Model that’s transformed countless coaches, clients, leaders, and teams throughout the world to a common challenge: the moment a coach’s or leader’s compulsion turns to immediately fixing, and how to catch it.
Live with Vittoria Zipoli Caiani, PCC, CPCC
Vittoria is a Professional Certified Executive & Leadership Coach and Co-Active Training Institute faculty member who has partnered with senior leaders across industries, including Google, Meta, Allianz, DBS, Roche, Primetals, Siemens, and The Fork. She also trains leaders and future coaches around the world and brings over a decade of experience helping people move from advising to genuine partnership.
What You'll Learn
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
Recognize the "fixer" instinct and what drives it.
Use Level 3 Listening to expand a client's resourcefulness.
Hold each client as naturally creative, resourceful, and whole.
Get comfortable staying in the “not knowing”.
Trust your intuition as a coaching tool.
A Live Demonstration
Watch Vittoria coach live, moving from the fixer stance into genuine thought partnership in real time. You'll see the shift, not just hear it described.
Who This Is For
Leaders who have been thinking about how coaching can transform how they lead, influence, and impact their teams and those around them.
Co-Active alums and current learners deepening their coaching practice through an embodied lens.
If you've ever caught yourself giving advice instead of asking a question, or wanted a client conversation to move faster than it did, this session speaks to you.
FAQ
Is this session really free?
Yes. Registration is free and open to alumni, current learners, and coaching-curious professionals.
Do I need coaching experience to attend?
No. The session is built to be useful whether you're an experienced coach or new to the Co-Active framework.
What if I can't attend live?
Register anyway. Everyone who registers receives the recording afterward.