Scenario: Insufficient Time
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
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: Missing Action
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
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
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
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
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The fire alarm sounds.
Scenario: One bite at a time
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: Distrusting Culture
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: Missing Sponsor
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 […]