How to Be Awesome at Your Job

932: How to have breakthrough conversations with Dr. Marcia Reynolds

Jan 29, 2024

Dr. Marcia Reynolds, master coach, shares tips on how to have breakthrough conversations. She emphasizes the importance of asking meaningful questions, defining confidence, and staying present. The episode also explores the use of prompts and patterns for transformative conversations, as well as the value of utilizing tools like Sanebox.

30:26

Episode guests

Marcia Reynolds

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Quick takeaways

Reflective inquiry triggers lightbulb moments by exploring what someone really means and clarifying their insights.

Coaching principles can be used in any conversation, with the importance of setting clear intentions, choosing the right emotional state, and respecting the other person's journey.

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Creating Lightbulb Moments in Coaching Conversations

In this podcast episode, Dr. Marsha Reynolds, a renowned coach, discusses the power of coaching conversations that lead to lightbulb moments. She highlights that coaching is simpler than people think and emphasizes the importance of reflecting on the keywords and asking for clarification during conversations. By delving deeper into what someone means, their aha moments and insights are triggered. Dr. Reynolds also stresses the significance of defining specific goals and outcomes rather than using vague terms like confidence. Reflective inquiry and the power of reflection play a crucial role in helping individuals articulate their insights and act upon them. The episode concludes by highlighting the important role of intention, emotional state, and respect in successful coaching conversations.

The Illusion of Free Will

01:35

The Power of Reflective Coaching

01:52

Gaining Insights through Clarifying Questions

00:41

Introduction

3min

Defining Confidence and Effective Conversations

13min

The Importance of Staying Present in Conversations

4min

Introducing Sponsors and Favorite Quote

3min

Using Prompts and Patterns for Breakthrough Conversations

4min

Utilizing Tools, Being Present, and Taking Action

4min

Master coach Dr. Marcia Reynolds reveals how to prompt more lightbulb moments through reflective inquiry.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why coaching is simpler than you think

2) How to shift into the ideal state of mind

3) Your most powerful coaching tool

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— ABOUT MARCIA —

Dr. Marcia Reynolds is passionate about researching, writing about, and teaching people around the world how to engage in powerful conversations that connect, influence, and activate change.

She was the 5th global president of the International Coaching Federation and is recognized by Global Gurus as one of the top five coaches in the world. She is also the creator of the renowned WBECS program, Breakthrough Coaching.

Interviews and excerpts from her books have appeared in many places including Fast Company, Forbes.com, CNN.com, Psychology Today, The Globe and Mail, and The Wall Street Journal and she has appeared in business magazines in Europe, Asia and on ABC World News.

• Book: Breakthrough Coaching: Creating Lightbulb Moments in Your Coaching Conversations

• Website: CoVisioning.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: Sanebox

• Book: Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will by Robert Sapolsky

• Past episode: 014: Emotional Mastery with Dr. Marcia Reynolds

• Past episode: 575: How to Coach More Effectively using Reflective Inquiry with Dr. Marcia Reynolds

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