TCL095 - How coaches and consultants prepare differently
The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach
Release Date: 03/27/2023
TCL 113 - How to tell whether coaching actually worked
The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach
Here are some resources you could acccess about evaluating coaching effectiveness: How do you really know if coaching worked? It’s easy to feel good about the process, but harder to prove whether it led to actual results. If you're investing time and money into coaching, you need a way to track its impact—beyond just good feelings or positive feedback. In this episode, I will break down how organizations and leaders can evaluate coaching effectiveness. I will share why it's not enough to ask clients if they "feel better" and instead offer concrete strategies for tracking behavior...
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TCL112 - The Anti Stupid Question Field Guide
The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach
People often say, "There’s no such thing as a stupid question." But is that really true? In this episode, I challenge that idea and explore how avoiding poorly thought-out questions can make us better leaders and communicators. Main Ideas: How asking unprepared questions can waste time and damage credibility. The Power of Intent-Based Leadership A simple framework to shift from vague requests to clear, intentional communication. How to coach your team to think critically, take ownership, and contribute meaningfully. Learn how to foster smarter conversations and build a culture...
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TCL 111 - Go Beyond Bland Summarizing
The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach
Capturing essence in conversations builds trust, deepens connections, and improves communication. We often summarize conversations to show we’re listening, but simple summaries don’t always make people feel heard. Capturing the essence—recognizing emotions and core messages—deepens conversations and builds trust. In this episode, I explore how leaders and coaches can develop this skill to connect more meaningfully and communicate with greater impact. Main Ideas: Why simple summaries don’t always make people feel heard. The difference between summarizing and capturing the essence....
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TCL 110 - The Power of Constraints
The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach
Explore how time constraints sharpen focus, spark creativity, and lead to better coaching outcomes. Many leaders believe great coaching requires long, in-depth conversations. But what if shorter sessions could be just as powerful? In this episode, I explore how time constraints sharpen focus, spark creativity, and lead to better coaching outcomes. Main Ideas: Why long coaching sessions aren’t always better. How constraints like time limits can create focus and urgency. Simple ways to turn short check-ins into valuable coaching moments. How regular, brief coaching beats infrequent long...
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TCL109 - Speed comes from focus, not talking fast
The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach
Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. What’s the point of driving fast on a long detour? We might as well go much slower, but on a direct path and save time and energy. Coaching works the same way. “We need to speed up coaching” is a common thing I hear. And yes, telling IS faster than asking, but often sends us on a racing detour. However, there are simple ways to get to results in conversations faster (that’s what we mean by saying ‘coach faster’). An error in thinking that I often observe is that ‘talking faster’ helps the most here. In...
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TCL108 - Are you solving the wrong kind of conflict
The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach
Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. In this episode, I dive into a critical aspect of workplace dynamics—understanding the nature of conflict. Picture this: two team members clash over a deadline. One insists on extra testing time, while the other feels pressure from a client to deliver. On the surface, it seems like a deadline dispute, but often, the real issue runs deeper—like unresolved personal frustrations. Here’s where leaders can easily misstep by focusing on superficial disagreements rather than the underlying relationship issues. Main...
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TCL107 - Stop looking at the stars - Look right ahead
The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach
Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. In this episode, I’m sharing a pattern I’ve noticed among leaders over the years—the tendency to copy routines of high-profile CEOs, hoping it will lead to success. Imagine a new team lead like Maria, trying out productivity apps, waking up at 4:30 a.m., and reading a book every week, all because she saw her favorite CEO do it. After a few weeks, she’s exhausted and feeling like a failure. What Maria doesn’t realize is that these habits reflect the CEOs' current lifestyles, not what helped them get there...
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TCL 106 - Ask First then Share
The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach
Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. In this episode, I’m sharing something I’ve been reflecting on lately—how being in a leadership position can sometimes create a tricky dynamic when it comes to giving advice. When I was a compliance manager, my team often came to me for guidance. I used to think I was helping by sharing my thoughts, but now I wonder if I might have been unintentionally influencing their decisions. Main Ideas: ● The hidden dynamics when team members seek advice from managers. ...
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TCL 105 - Avoiding the "Yes" trap
The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach
Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. In this episode, I'm diving into the subtle but impactful 'yes trap' in management. Imagine you're a manager offering a simple suggestion, only to find it's taken as an order, complicating your relationship with your team. Main Ideas: ● The hidden psychology behind the "Yes Trap" and why it can cripple effective communication. ● Practical strategies to offer multiple solutions, fostering critical thinking and ownership within...
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TCL 104 - Coaching is a helpful disturbance
The Coaching Leader - by IntelliCoach
In this episode, I share how a simple observation during my daily commute opened my eyes to hidden details. I believe coaching works in a similar way, helping us break through mental loops and discover new perspectives. Embrace these small disturbances to unlock hidden potentials in your life and work.
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In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of coaching and consulting, and how a coach prepares differently to an advisor ahead of meeting with a client. We compare the mindset and behaviors leading up to a session between a professional coach and a consultant, and help you understand where you might tend to be as you approach your work and the people around you that need help.
We start by highlighting the difference in mindset between a consultant and a professional coach. While a consultant is solution-oriented, a coach is client-centered and focuses on understanding the client's unique context. As a coach, we focus on the person in front of us rather than the problem they are facing. We coach the person and not the problem.
We then discuss how a coach and consultant might prepare differently in the way they behave leading up to a session. A consultant would gather data, collect information and develop tailored solutions, while a coach would review the client's goals, reflect on previous sessions, and develop powerful questions to understand the client better.
The difference in mindset and behavior between a coach and a consultant is stark. While a consultant goes into a conversation with the mindset of having something to offer, a coach goes in with the mindset of helping the client explore. We believe that we can all do better by cultivating both the coaching and consulting mindsets, and especially the coaching mindset, as that's where the long-term sustainable path lies.
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