This is the first place where polarity thinking is useful for the coach. Within the list of coaching core competencies of the ICF are a series of implicit polarities.
Barry also discusses how polarity thinking can help the coaches determine which are problems they can solve and which are polarities that are inherently unsolvable. Finally, we cover the application of polarity thinking in helping the coachee leverage the inherent tension between the two poles of the individual and organizational polarities.
