Scenario: Action Assistance
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: After the actions are defined the problem presenter asks for help implementing them.
Scenario: Leading Questions
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant is convinced of the true nature of the problem and repeats the same questions over and over in an effort to persuade the others, even after others have made it clear that they do not believe that is the real problem […]
Scenario: Repetitive Questions
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team members are starting to ask the same questions over and over again.
A FRESH LOOK AT GROUND RULE #1 And a call to apply it strictly as a coach !
Ground Rule #1 If there’s anything a WIAL Action Learning coach remembers from their certification program, it is the power of WIAL’s Ground Rule #1: Statements can only be made in response to questions (and anyone can ask a question to anyone else). This ground rule is what makes WIAL Action Learning so powerful, and […]
Scenario: Own World
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team new to Action Learning is working on a problem for a single session. Each member has a clear idea of what the solution is and thus only asks questions related to the solution they believe is the right one.
Scenario: Question Question Question
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A member asks a particularly energizing question, several members follow this with additional questions before there is time for a response.
A FRESH LOOK AT ACTION LEARNING GROUND RULE #1
If there’s anything a WIAL Action Learning coach remembers from their certification program, it is the power of WIAL’s Ground Rule #1: Statements can only be made in response to questions (and anyone can ask a question to anyone else). This ground rule is what makes WIAL Action Learning so powerful, and so different from […]
HELPING UKRAINE REFUGEES THROUGH ACTION LEARNING
It started as just a simple demonstration of what action learning is all about. But after the session, clarity, and certainty for a full-blown mission that could potentially help improve the lives of many Ukrainian mothers and children refugees started. Read More
Scenario: The Race is On
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You are working with a team that values being the fastest at everything – including reaching consensus on the problem. Instead of writing the problem in their own words they mimic the words said by the Problem Presenter. They happily agree they are […]
Scenario: Testing Team
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You’ve agreed to do a demo for an organization and ask your contact to be the problem presenter. Your contact decides to test the team and the process by giving mis-information. In other words lying when they respond to questions. By the time […]