Scenario: Silo-ed Participants
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Each member of the team is focused on their own line of questioning. This becomes particularly clear when participants start asking questions they have asked multiple times.
Ashwini Timblo Gupta
“I saw that when the accountability becomes ours, the collaboration just happens. We also made our environment very safe and very stimulating. I believe that Action Learning has created a new purpose for our organization to help others.” Ashwini Timblo Gupta Owner Pathfinders Preschool Mumbai, India
Scenario: Wow
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: At the end of the session when you ask the team members what they will take back with them, one of the participants says – we are already seeing a shift in how we work together. It’s amazing – people are making sure […]
Scenario: Multiple variables
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team has been working on this problem for several sessions. This will be their last session to develop a complete, implementable solution. The team is attempting to analyze the problem in a search to identify the one key variable that they can […]
Scenario: Learnings
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: During the learning check-in the team has identified all of the learning opportunities you had noted both in terms of what went well and what could be better.
Scenario: Multiple Levels
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team will only be working on this problem for one session. It’s extremely urgent that they find a solution to the problem, as lives are literally at risk. Every time the team seems close to getting to consensus a question is asked […]
Scenario: New tool
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You recently attended training and learned a new way of doing root cause analysis. You know if you share this with the team they will be able to identify the real problem much quicker.
Scenario: Empty toolbox
As an Action Learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team is not utilizing any tools for problem solving other than Action Learning.
Scenario: Laundry List
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team starts brainstorming some great solutions; stopping short of actually developing a fully and clearly implementable plan.
Scenario: Nerve hit
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: An extraordinarily deep question is asked. The responder sits quietly for a minute than begins to weep.