Question: what skills are needed to be a good coach?
Answer: Goal-setting. Coaching is a goal-focused (or solution-focused) approach, so the ability to elicit clear, well-defined and emotionally engaging goals from a coachee is one of the most important skills for a coach to possess. ... 
Looking. ... 
Listening. ... 
Empathising. ... 
Questioning. ... 
Giving feedback. ... 
Intuiting. ... 
Checking.