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Coaching Your Team to Think, Act, and Solve Problems Like Leaders with Dominic Ashley-Timms

Dec 31, 2024

Dominic Ashley-Timms, co-author of "The Answer is a Question" and a leadership development expert, shares transformative insights on coaching teams. He reveals how operational coaching can shift dynamics, allowing teams to approach problems with solutions, ultimately saving leaders 20-50% of their time. Learn about his STAR Model, which promotes inquiry and reflection, and discover how asking the right questions can unlock team potential and commitment, fostering independence and innovation in problem-solving.

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INSIGHT

Modes of Manager Communication

Managers communicate by advocating, inquiring, or observing, and balance varies by situation.
Effective leadership leans more on inquiry to enable others' thinking rather than simply advising.

INSIGHT

Enabling Before Empowering

Enabling confidence precedes empowerment; without it, delegation burdens teams.
Managers reclaim 20-50% of time using operational coaching, boosting team ownership and long-term success.

ANECDOTE

Mo’s Coaching Reflection

Mo realized he repeatedly solved the same problem instead of coaching his team to solve it themselves.
This reflection sparked his commitment to integrate questioning methods from the STAR model.

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Have you ever wished your team would come to you with solutions instead of problems? In this episode, I sit down with Dominic Ashley-Timms , co-author of The Answer is a Question, to discuss how a simple shift in how you engage with your team can save you time, build confidence in others, and transform your impact from manager to leader. Dominic shares a groundbreaking method of “operational coaching” that replaces reactive solutions with questions that unlock potential. Drawing on years of research and proven results, Dominic explains how this powerful method can free up 20-50% of your time—so you can focus on what really matters, whether it's growth targets, client relationships, or innovation.

We break down Dominic’s “STAR Model,” a proven framework to stop, think, ask, and get results. Plus, Dominic shares some of the most provocative questions you can ask to change context, challenge barriers, and unleash your team’s ability to solve their own problems. If you’re ready to transform how you lead, this episode will give you the tools to engage differently and achieve more—without working harder.

Topics We Cover in This Episode:

How to save 20-50% of your time as a leader
Why solving your team’s problems for them is holding everyone back
How the STAR model turns everyday conversations into coaching moments
The simple question that boosts commitment and follow-through
Why “low-power” questions are your secret leadership blind spot
What happens when you challenge your team’s assumptions with a question

If you want to dive deeper into Dominic’s transformative approach, check out his book, The Answer is a Question. To take it even further, explore starmanager.global here.

Don’t miss this opportunity to reshape how you lead, engage your team, and free up time for what truly matters!

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