

Part 1: Unlocking Team Potential: Coaching for Impact, with Jeffrey Scott and Mitch Katz
Aug 28, 2025
Discover how effective coaching can elevate team performance and unlock individual potential. The hosts delve into the vital distinctions between coaching and managing, emphasizing alignment of goals for success. They discuss practical strategies for onboarding high performers and integrating them into existing teams. A growth mindset is highlighted as essential for overcoming teamwork barriers, while personal assessments are revealed as tools for enhancing dynamics. Plus, learn coaching techniques to foster accountability within teams.
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Awareness Then Action
- Unlocking potential begins with awareness and follows with action to close the gap between current state and goals.
- Put people in roles where they can flourish and create team rhythms and habits to sustain performance.
Ask To Create Ownership
- Use coaching questions to surface ownership and autonomy instead of prescribing solutions.
- Reserve directive management for high-urgency situations where quick decisions are required.
Different Starts For Different Teams
- Struggling teams need stability: clear roles, communication rhythms, and trust-building work.
- High-performing teams need stretching at the edges to challenge assumptions and raise the bar.