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Scenario: Speed racer(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team has clear actions and a solution before the allotted time for the session has expired. You are uncomfortable that they have missed something.

Scenario: Multiple Responses(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Many statements are made in response to a question that was posed to everyone.

Scenario: Ignored Norms(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Team members are not adhering to the norms they agreed to.

Scenario: Limited Choice (2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Someone asks a great open question, then follows it with a couple choices for the response. For example- What is it that bother you most about this situation? Is it A or is it B?

Scenario: outlier(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: After asking – how are we doing on a scale of 1 – 10? most of the participants say 6 or 7, one says 2.

Scenario: Silent Observer(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team is working on a problem for a single session. One of the members tells you that they already have it figured out – both the problem and the solution- so they will not disrupt the process and sit quietly until everyone […]

Scenario: Group Question(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: One of the participants asks a question of the entire team, after a single answer another question is asked and the team moves on to the next question.

Scenario: No no norm(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A norm that the team set is not working for them. For instance, they decide they must check with each team member if they want to respond to a question before moving to the next question. They discover this is slowing the process […]

Scenario: Wiped Out(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team has been working diligently for hours. They decide together it’s time for a break and choose to take and hour, all agreeing that the action for this stretch of time will be to let their minds rest, but as additional questions […]

Scenario: Relocating(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team decides it is too beautiful inside to stay indoors and opts to move outside to a picnic table.

Scenario: Great example(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You have a great example of a single participant’s leadership skill and simpler examples for the other participants. As you ask the team to give examples they have examples for everyone. You opt not to share the simpler examples. How do you handle […]

Scenario: Forgotten norms(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team does not recall what norms they have set.

Scenario: May I?(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You say “may I do a check-in?” and a team member says “NO”

Scenario: Questions / Answers(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: During an intervention you ask “How are we doing taping all the knowledge in the room?” A participant says “We are asking questions and s/he (the problem presenter) is answering them – isn’t that the rule?”

Scenario: Favorite Tool(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Your favorite tool for diagraming a problem is a mind map. You know doing this would help the team see this problem much more clearly.

Scenario: TMI(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant asks if it would be ok to share their view on a question that was asked of someone else. The questioner says “no, they’ve gotten the information they were looking for”.

Scenario: Too Hot (2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Someone from the team gets up and turns the a/c on without checking with the other team members.

Scenario: Done(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team has gone as far as they can defining a solution and there is still time left in the session. What they have identified is not well defined – but is as clear as they can get at the moment.

Scenario: Ring Ring (2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Team members are coming and going as they please -either walking out to go to the toilet, or making phone calls. The rest of the members continue with the process. When you check in after each occurrence the team members indicate it’s ok.

Scenario: Poignant Question (2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A particularly poignant question is asked. This is followed by a long silence.

Scenario: multiple views(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team is working for a single session on the problem of the day. As they each read out their view of the real problem it’s clear they are coming at it from multiple perspectives. Consequently, they are having trouble reaching consensus on […]

Scenario: Self Question (2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A member of the team asks you – is it ok if I ask myself a question?

Scenario: Takeover(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: In the midst of a corporate problem that deals with developing a business development strategy for an organization with declining business, the company is purchased by a large conglomerate.

Scenario: Time Check(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A member uses their phone to check the time.

Scenario: Nothing(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The problem presenter says they were not helped at the end of the session.

Scenario: Two owners (2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You have two problem owners for your project. You assume that the problem owners have coordinated the presentation of the problem for the kickoff session. As soon as one starts to present the problem the other interrupts with a very different view of […]

Scenario: The boss (2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team consists of a vice president and four of his reports. One of the reports asks a question and the vice president asks – “Why did you ask that?”, The Vice president than asks a question that a team member than asks […]

Scenario: Silo-ed Participants(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Each member of the team is focused on their own line of questioning. This becomes particularly clear when participants start asking questions they have asked multiple times.

Scenario: Extended break(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team agreed to a 15 minute break, its 30 minutes before you get everyone back in the room and ready to restart.

Scenario: Wow(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: At the end of the session when you ask the team members what they will take back with them, one of the participants says – we are already seeing a shift in how we work together. It’s amazing – people are making sure […]

Scenario: Idiot(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A member of the team asks another in an angry voice – “How can you be such an idiot?”

Scenario: No Offense(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team member says something very offensive – followed by “no offense”

Scenario: Firing Line(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: All of the questions are directed at the problem presenter. During the first check-in the problem presenter says – “I feel like I am on a firing line.”

Scenario: New tool(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You recently attended training and learned a new way of doing root cause analysis. You know if you share this with the team they will be able to identify the real problem much quicker.

Scenario: Empty toolbox(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team is not utilizing any tools for problem solving other than Action Learning.

Scenario: Laundry List(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team starts brainstorming some great solutions; stopping short of actually developing a fully and clearly implementable plan.

Scenario: Nerve hit(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: An extraordinarily deep question is asked. The responder sits quietly for a minute than begins to weep.

Scenario: Changing Roles(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You have changed roles from participant to coach. One of the team members asks you a problem related question.

Scenario: Locked to the table(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: None of the participants have moved from their seats since the start of the session.

Scenario: Deliberate Distraction(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team member asks a question which is obviously in no way related to the problem presented? For example – the team is working on an organizational culture problem and the next question is “Does anyone in the group have a preference for […]

Scenario: Not Asked (2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You ask the team – “What are we doing well?”, and get a response “We are asking all closed questions.”

Scenario: Executive Coaching(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team member is an executive coach and decides to use this skill to investigate what is really going on for the problem presenter. They ask a series of questions in a row. They have shifted it to a one on one session […]

Scenario: Assumed Rules(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant says – “Wait. My question hasn’t been answered. The rule is that you have to answer the question.”

Scenario: Facilitator(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Someone from the team steps up and starts facilitating the session. For example, standing up, grabbing a marker and saying we should do a force field analysis – what are the things supporting this activity? What are those against it?

Scenario: Presenting Problem(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Someone asks the problem presenter – “How does this present itself as a problem for you?”

Scenario: Eager Team Member(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A member of the team you are coaching insists on answering questions that are being directed to the Problem Presenter

Scenario: Multiple Behaviors(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Each participant identifies a leadership skill to work on for the session. These skills are captured on the white board. By the end of the session it’s apparent that all the team members have actually practice their own skill and several of the […]

Scenario: Insufficient Time(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team realizes the problem presented is much bigger than the time allotted.

Scenario: Passing Notes(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Someone walks in the room where the team is working and passes a note to one of the participants.

Scenario: Arrogant Employee(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The teams has been working on fleshing out a breakthrough solution to a problem that has been haunting the organization for years. A long term employee stands in the door, looks at what they’ve fleshed out and says – it won’t work.

Scenario: Obvious Question (2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Listening to the team you realize an obvious question they are missing. If they would just ask “blah blah blah” the true nature of the problem would become clear to everyone.

Scenario: Exhaustion(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You’ve been working many hours and the team is clearly exhausted.

Scenario: Missing Action(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team member did not complete the tasks that she had agreed to do at the session held last month.

Scenario: Opposite Behavior(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant does something in direct contradiction to their chosen skill.

Scenario: Presenter Questions(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: All of the questions are directed at the problem presenter.

Scenario: Repeat Behavior(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team decides they should be asking each other more questions instead of just asking questions of the problem presenter. However they continue directing all of the questions to the problem presenter.

Scenario: Fire(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The fire alarm sounds.

Scenario: Catching Up(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team member isn’t participating. During the check-in they say that were lost and confused by the discussion and they were trying to figure out what was going on.

Scenario: One bite at a time(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: After the team members each read out their version of the problem, you realizes there are many aspects to it. When you ask them if they have agreement on the problem they all say close. You disagree.

Scenario: Oops(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: At the start of the session you ask everyone “if they are ok with the rules” instead of “if they understand the rules” – someone says “no”.

Scenario: Random Ratings(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You ask the team members how we are doing on a scale of 1 – 10. The responses range from 2 to 8 with no strong grouping of numbers.

TOKYO KEIZAI UNIVERSITY’S PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

Incorporating competency development into university education, especially through project-based learning (PBL), remains a challenge due to the lack of practical frameworks for skill development and reflection. Tokyo Keizai University aimed to bridge this gap in its PBL seminar, which involved 52 students participating in diverse projects. The lack of structured methods to evaluate and improve […]

PHILIPS’ JOURNEY TO DECENTRALIZED DECISION MAKING

Philips, a global leader in healthcare technology, faced critical challenges in embedding a new operating model designed to decentralize decision-making and accountability across its diverse business units. As the Patient Safety and Quality (PSQ) team integrated these changes, they encountered complex adaptive challenges related to collaboration, leadership alignment, and role clarity, compounded by the high […]

MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL’S EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Melbourne Business School (MBS) faced the challenge of translating theoretical insights from its Executive Development Program into practical skills for a cohort of managers and high-potential leaders from a prominent Malaysian conglomerate. This gap between learning and application often left participants with limited ways to apply new knowledge to real-world situations, impacting the program’s overall […]

EXECUTIVE BREAKTHROUGH’S “EVOLVE” PEER COACHING

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WIAL THAILAND’S EXPANSION OF COACHES

WIAL Thailand identified a need to expand its pool of experienced Action Learning (AL) coaches to sustain the quality of AL delivery and enhance its capacity to serve more clients. The challenge was compounded by the demand for real-world applications to strengthen coaching skills and provide mentors with opportunities to develop leadership capabilities. Read More […]

Scenario: Distrusting Culture(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A year earlier the organization was a acquired by another company. All fun activities were cut from the budget (picnics, team outings, etc.) and were replaced with ridged procedures. This team is tasked with making the workplace fun again. The top HR person […]

Scenario: Different Opinion(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You ask the team members how we are doing on a scale of 1 – 10. Most of the members say 7 or 8. One says 2.

Scenario: Out of Control(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team only has one session to complete this problem. It becomes clear to you that the problem presented is outside the control or influence of the problem presenter and the team. For instance: A consultant presents about an organization he does not […]

Scenario: Backfire(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team member attempts to do a process check for you, but handles it abruptly. For instance – instead of checking without judgement, they turn to another team member and say – “I’ve observed significant tension from you, what’s the impact of that […]

Scenario: Missing Sponsor(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Your action learning group has met several times, asking questions to better clarify the nature of the problem as presented by the problem owner’s delegate in the initial session. It became clear after the second session that the delegate could not answer most […]

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Scenario: Quick Response; (2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Someone from the team mentions it hot in here, someone else gets up to turn the air conditioner on.

Scenario: Conflicting Priorities(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Part way through the session, one of the members mentioned a meeting they have that will require them to leave early. Several other participants mention they need to go to the same meeting, leaving only 2 participants for the session.

Scenario: Nay sayer(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: All of the team members agree on the problem and a possible solution, but the problem owner insists it won’t work.

Scenario: Missing Participants (2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team you are coaching is working on a critical corporate problem in a leadership development program. The leadership program and work on the project is scheduled to be completed over six months. Two of the eight people in the group do not […]

Scenario: Emotional moment(2025)

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Scenario: Prioritized Problems(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The organization has prioritized multiple problems for multiple teams to work on. The teams are arguing that they all need to work on the top priority problem. jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto kawi898 jacktoto jacktoto kawi898 slot gacor kawi898 jacktoto kawijitu

Scenario: Broken Trust (2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You are doing a leadership development program with 8 peers in a consulting firm. One of the participants reports that her boss brought an issue to her yesterday that she had discussed in the action learning group a week ago. She is very […]

Scenario: Meyers Brigg(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: As you are watching the team you realize there are 5 strong extraverts and one introvert on the team. The introvert does not appear to be participating. When you ask – How is the balance of participation? The introvert says I am participating […]

Scenario: Pre-existing Condition(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Two team members were arguing in the hall before the session started. As soon as one says something, the other rolls their eyes and mumbles something under their breath. jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto kawi898 jacktoto jacktoto kawi898 slot gacor kawi898 jacktoto kawijitu

Scenario: Learning Styles(2025)

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Scenario: Finish Up(2025)

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Scenario: Negative Feedback(2025)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: When asking the team when they observed someone doing their leadership skill – one of the team member says “ they did it – to the point of being annoying and distracting and consequently we did not get done what we needed to. […]

Scenario: Process Question(2024)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team member asks a process question. (more specifically they steal the job of the coach). jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto kawi898 jacktoto jacktoto kawi898 slot gacor kawi898 jacktoto kawijitu

Scenario: My Time(2024)

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Scenario: Taking notes(2024)

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Scenario: Open says me(2024)

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Scenario: New information(2024)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team decides to capture some of the information they are discussing on a white board. The person that moves to the white board flips the leadership skills out of view. jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto kawi898 jacktoto jacktoto kawi898 slot gacor kawi898 […]

Scenario: Enough is enough(2024)

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Scenario: Phone rings(2024)

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Scenario: Agreement(2024)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team has agreed they are at consensus as to the true nature of the problem. When you ask who has the next question they continue to question the nature of the problem versus moving towards solutions. jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto jacktoto kawi898 […]

Scenario: Overly Focused (2024)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team has generated a number of alternative perceptions, ideas, opinions, facts, etc. as to the true nature of the problem. Then the team starts focusing in on one (e.g., debating the merits or validity of the specific component) and omits other items […]

Scenario: Finally(2024)

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Scenario: Side conversations(2024)

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Scenario: Eye lock(2024)

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Scenario: Closed Question(2024)

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Scenario: Problem Shift(2024)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team is shifting in their understanding of the true nature of the problem. For instance the original problem is presented as “How should we restructure the organization for efficiency?” and they are shifting to “The communication between team members has eroded to […]

Scenario: Long Problem Statement(2024)

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Scenario: Process(2024)

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