Scenario: Laundry List(2025)
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(2025)
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.
Scenario: Changing Roles(2025)
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: Locked to the table(2025)
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: None of the participants have moved from their seats since the start of the session.
Scenario: Deliberate Distraction(2025)
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team member asks a question which is obviously in no way related to the problem presented? For example – the team is working on an organizational culture problem and the next question is Does anyone in the group have a preference for […]
Scenario: Not Asked (2025)
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You ask the team What are we doing well?, and get a response We are asking all closed questions.
Scenario: Executive Coaching(2025)
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team member is an executive coach and decides to use this skill to investigate what is really going on for the problem presenter. They ask a series of questions in a row. They have shifted it to a one on one session […]
Scenario: Assumed Rules(2025)
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant says Wait. My question hasnt been answered. The rule is that you have to answer the question.”
Scenario: Facilitator(2025)
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Someone from the team steps up and starts facilitating the session. For example, standing up, grabbing a marker and saying we should do a force field analysis – what are the things supporting this activity? What are those against it?
Scenario: Presenting Problem(2025)
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Someone asks the problem presenter “How does this present itself as a problem for you?”