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As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A member arrives to a three hour session one hour late. You conduct coaching inquiries and he is smoothly integrated into the team. 15 minutes later he is exchanging friendly but sarcastic comments with a team member that end with him using a hand gesture toward that member that would cause most folks to take offense.
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A higher ranking participant of the team decides to pull rank and asks another team member – “Do you want to stay employed?”
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The members were enthusiastic to help the problem presenter. They asked many good questions. However, the problem presenter responded it’s confidential information and would not answer some of the questions. Members felt they were not able to help the problem presenter if their questions were not answered. Consequently, they could not see the value of action learning in this instance. But the problem presenter felt the session was useful to him in addressing his problem.
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant ‘playfully’ hits another member on the back of the head.
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant says – Why do we need a coach that doesn’t understand our work to ask us questions?
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Someone decides they don’t like having to follow the rules and threatens to leave.
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