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Scenario: Us vs Them(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: As team members come in and sit down all the participants in leadership roles sit on one side of the table; everyone else on the other.

Scenario: Back tracking(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team has decided they should capture the themes that they are hearing on the white board. As they begin someone asks another question that leads them back to investigating the problem.

Scenario: Old School(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A member makes a particularly prejudicial remark. For instance – women don’t belong in the work force.

Scenario: Intervention timing (2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The group has been processing particularly well, but it has been more than 30 minutes since the last intervention.

Scenario: Problem or Puzzle(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You are presenting an Introduction to Action Learning. You ask for someone to volunteer a problem. The problem presented is “I need to upgrade the operating system on my computer.”

Scenario: Please explain(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant asks another participant to explain what the intent behind their question was. For example, saying – “It feels like a there is a question behind your question. I’m curious what that question is?

Scenario: Going Through the Motions(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The participants have been directed to participate in the Action Learning session but believe it’s a waste of time.

Scenario: Individual Issue(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A member of the team doesn’t understand the process and decides “EVERYONE” doesn’t understand.

Scenario: Too Deep(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: In exploring the deeper, underlying nature of the real problem – the team gets to the point that the real problem is “world hunger”.

Scenario: Action refusal(2026)

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant is asked to take an action and declines because they know they do not have time to complete it.