Scenario: Tick tock

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team is running out of time and does not have clear next steps.

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    Phạm Thanh Tùng

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    As a coach, I would intervene: “hello Team, how is our team working?”
    “Hello PP, during the last session, what did the Team help you with?
    “So what do you expect the Team to help you with the rest of the time?”
    “Hello Team, I remind Team, we have X minutes left in this session”

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    Andrea See

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    Assuming this is an SPAL, I would intervene by addressing the team, “With X minutes left in this session, what action steps do you plan to take as a team after this session?”

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    Jennie Verano

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    I would intervene and say:
    -“Hi Team, we want to end today’s session with clear action steps to help bring you closer to solving PP’s problem statement. With X minutes left, what are your agreed action steps, and by when?”

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    Marina Nizar

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    I would intervene by reminding everyone of the remaining time left for the session. And then I would ask the PP if he/she has managed to conceptualise some actions steps from the process so far. If not, how would he/she like the team to help her or to do things differently to help her in the remaining time.

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    Austin DENG

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    I would say, “Now we are running out of time. But it seems we still don’t have the clear follow-up steps. What should we do now?”

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    Giuseppe Casella

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    I would make the team aware of the time left, asking if there is the possibility to either extend the session or to organise a follow up session, asking at the same time how best we can use the time left in this session, asking what the team consider to be the best next steps in that current situation.

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    Khanh Duy Nguyen

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    As an action learning coach, I approach and ask, “Where are we now in the problem-solving process? What steps have we completed, and what steps do we need to continue?” After the group responded, I continued with the question: “Can we focus on specific goals to make progress in the remaining time?”. After the team answered yes, next, I asked: “Is there a way to optimize the remaining time and ensure efficient progress?” Then I stepped back and let the team figure out a solution to the situation. By allowing the team to find their own solutions, I encourage the exchange of ideas and increase interaction within the group.

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    Binh Thanh Ta

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    I would intervene by reminding the team that they are running out of time. Then I would make a question to the team: How would you do to reach the agreement? What should you do for better utilization of the short time left? After the comment, I ask what actions you should take as a team to complete this step? Then after all member get the consensus, I would step out.

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