A 5-Minute Coaching Session with the President

Understandably, lots of managers at all levels struggle to have work-related coaching conversations. Typically, they are not something we’ve learned about in school, we lack a method, and in too many cases, find ourselves without a good example. So, using a contemporary, very public situation that has played out of late, here’s one example of what […]

Coaching Session Part 2, Debrief

NOTE: This post is a debrief of a mythical coaching session that was posted yesterday. If you haven’t already read that post, please do so before proceeding further. The coach’s objectives in this case were to:  Begin to build trust thru truth Engage in a somewhat jarring, but narrowly focused session keyed to the individual’s self-interest Define and […]