Coaching Conversations
This is a practical session for leaders who reach for answers too fast. Most managers are good at solving problems, so they solve them, even when the better move is to help the other person work it out. They leave able to hold a short coaching conversation that helps someone think, without turning it into a lecture.
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What You'll Achieve with the Coaching Conversations Workshop
Real outcomes that transform your team
Leaders will effectively empower team members to solve their own problems.
Participants will enhance their ability to ask open questions in coaching scenarios.
When to Use the Coaching Conversations Workshop
Perfect for these situations and team challenges
When team leaders need to develop their coaching skills to empower team members.
For new managers looking to build effective communication habits from the start.
How the Coaching Conversations Workshop Works
A step-by-step breakdown of the workshop process
1Step 1: Check-in
Leaders share their instincts to give advice when faced with problems, setting the stage for understanding their habits.
2Step 2: The advice trap
Participants reflect on the costs of giving unsolicited advice, distinguishing between helpfulness and dependency.
3Step 3: Helping Heuristics, feel the difference
Leaders engage in exercises to experience the difference between taking over and genuinely helping through open questioning.
4Step 4: The coaching shape
A structured coaching conversation model is introduced, and participants practice it with real issues, receiving peer feedback.
Key Topics Covered in the Coaching Conversations Workshop
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