Scenario: Left out
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant offers to collect information/agreements on a white board. All members are in agreement with this. After a short while the scribe is no longer being included in the conversation.
Scenario: Problematic Problem Presenter
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The problem presenter schedules a half hour meeting immediately before the Action Learning session. During this meeting the problem presenter presents their solution to the problem about to be discussed in the Action Learning session.
Scenario: Low Energy
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team took a break less than 15 minutes ago, since returning the energy in the group is very low.
Scenario: Deep Learning
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: When checking in with the team they have a particularly deep learning around something they identified. You still have one more thing on your list of potential learnings.
Scenario: Coffee Break
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant gets up from the group to fill a cup of coffee continuing to stay engaged with the problem solving.
Scenario: Curious Questions
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The participants are asking extraordinarily curious questions.
Scenario: Body Language
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Several team members are sitting with their arms folded across their chest.
Scenario: Important People
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You are working with a team of really important people. Their phones are ringing continually. Members are moving in and out of the sessions to respond to emergency situations that cannot wait until after the meeting. Your inclination is to try to get […]
Scenario: Brainstorming
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: The team feels they are at a point that it would be useful to brainstorm.
Scenario: Power of the Pen
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: Someone starts capturing the important notes on the white board. They are doing the filtering of what is important without checking with the rest of the team. In other words they are only capturing what sounds important to them.