Coaching Techniques

AI is starting to show up in coaching conversations. And understandably so. It can: Prompt reflection Offer frameworks Structure thinking Generate questions quickly Used well, it’s powerful. But it’s also being misunderstood. What AI Does Well AI excels at supporting thinking. It can: Help leaders articulate challenges Surface different perspectives Provide structured models Accelerate clarity In many ways, it acts as a first layer of reflection. It serves as a pl

Support builds trust. But challenge drives growth. And many coaching conversations lean too heavily toward support. The Risk of “Comfortable” Coaching - Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid When coaching lacks challenge: Assumptions go untested Standards don’t shift Performance plateaus It feels good. But it doesn’t move anything. What Leaders Actually Need Leaders don’t just need space to think. They need: Their thinking stretched Their assumptions challenged Their decisions sha

Effective decision-making drives business success. Yet, complexity often clouds clarity. You need a method to cut through confusion and align your team around clear, actionable choices. Decision execution facilitation offers that method. It transforms meetings from talk sessions into engines of progress. This post explores how you can unlock its power to navigate complexity and deliver consistent growth. What Is Decision Execution Facilitation? Decision execution facilitation

Insight is useful. But it’s not enough. A lot of coaching stops at: Reflection Awareness “That was a good conversation” And then… nothing changes. The Gap The gap isn’t understanding. It’s application. The real test of coaching is simple: What are you going to do differently as a result? If there’s no clear answer, it’s not coaching. It’s a conversation. What High-Impact Coaching Looks Like Effective coaching always lands in three places: 1. Clear Decisions Not vague intentio

Coaching often gets mistaken for a kind of emotional support or a space to vent. Many see it as a way to develop skills slowly or as a reward for good work. This misunderstanding pulls coaching away from its true purpose: improving performance. When coaching is treated as a comfort zone or a safety net, it loses its connection to key business goals like increasing revenue or strengthening leadership. This post explores how coaching is misbranded, why that matters, and how to