The document discusses different stances that coaches can take, including the traditional coaching stance of believing the solution lies within the client. It also discusses stances from sports coaching like telling, showing, teaching, selling, training, and coaching. Additional stances discussed include those from interactions like consulting, mentoring, and coaching where there are deltas in knowledge, experience, and process mastery. The document advocates that coaches have flexibility in their stances and considers stances for different types of coaching like XP, Kanban, Scrum, and SAFe. It also discusses the internal stance of different coaching approaches and having the right stance for each situation and client.