Scenario: Nay Sayer
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: Changing Roles
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: Idiot
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: Wrap It Up
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You schedule 90 minutes for an Action Learning session. 60 minutes in the team has a clear solution.
Scenario: Random Ratings
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Most of the members rate the team at a 5 or 6 for how they are doing as a team. One member rates a 2 another a 9 on a scale of 1 – 10.
Scenario: Finish Up
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team wants the last 15 minutes to finish up the problem instead of doing the final reflection.
Scenario: No Offense
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team member says something very offensive – followed by “no offense”
Scenario: Favorite Tool
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: Pulling Rank
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?”
Scenario: Sit still
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The teams members are locked to the table. They are adhering to the two grounds rules but not making use of any other resources.