Coaching Conversations in 2025

Send us a textThere are two specific challenges when coaching for most leaders and managers. First, a leader needs to know what to do. Second, they need to know what to say. Why are these two things so important? The key to coaching is to help people build self-awareness and this requires fluent application of questioning skills and knowledge. Next, a person being coached needs to take action on their own self-awareness and most people do not have the wherewithal to do this on their own; therefore, this is why coaching is such a valuable tool. This episode teaches a specific solution of how to coach people specific to today's most common workplace challenges. If you'd like more information on Coaching Boards Click Here.Welcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a Progress Coaching 360 is a dynamic leadership development system that equips managers and teams with powerful coaching skills through a blend of training, real-time practice, peer learning, and feedback. It combines expert-led instruction, a train-the-trainer model, group coaching certification, and monthly coaching pods where leaders practice, share wins, and tackle challenges. With built-in accountability and hands-on application using Coaching Cards and best practice sessions, Progress Coaching 360 turns coaching from theory into action—building a sustainable culture of growth, feedback, and performance. Progress Coaching 360 teaches leaders how to coach and employees how to develop coachability skills. This unique combination helps build great workplace cultures. Get More Info Here: https://form.jotform.com/251187914739165

Send us a textThis short podcast is for learning and development professionals who are seeking collaboration and personal development. Recently I joined the Talent Development Think Tank by Andy Storch and have absolutely found it fantastic.To get more information:https://tdtt.us/ (community group)http://www.talentdevelopmenthotseat.com/ (podcast)andy@andystorch.com (email)Welcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a Progress Coaching 360 is a dynamic leadership development system that equips managers and teams with powerful coaching skills through a blend of training, real-time practice, peer learning, and feedback. It combines expert-led instruction, a train-the-trainer model, group coaching certification, and monthly coaching pods where leaders practice, share wins, and tackle challenges. With built-in accountability and hands-on application using Coaching Cards and best practice sessions, Progress Coaching 360 turns coaching from theory into action—building a sustainable culture of growth, feedback, and performance. Progress Coaching 360 teaches leaders how to coach and employees how to develop coachability skills. This unique combination helps build great workplace cultures. Get More Info Here: https://form.jotform.com/251187914739165

Send us a textDuring this crisis is become very apparent that we have become maybe too much reliant upon technology platforms for our learning. It's easier to house. It's easier to report analytics. With everyone going online there are certainly going to be fatigue; therefore, it's upon us to do some fundamental things. Here are four strategies you can utilize during the crisis that facilitate even greater accountability than traditional training and learning methods:1) Read a book - assign a book every single quarter and have people share by posting comments on tools like slacker Microsoft teams what they learned and more importantly what they successfully applied as a result of the learning. This takes knowing person time and helps avoid fatigue as well as increases accountability versus traditional training and learning methods.2)  Watch a video - what if people were provided to video every week that they had to watch and narrate what they learned and what they can use from the video in the workplace to successfully solve a problem?3) Supply an article of the week - what if an article was supplied every single week and people had to highlight the parts that they felt they learned the most and more importantly in a different color highlight the area of the article where they took that information and successfully applied it in the workplace. 4) Put employees in charge of their own learning - we teach something called a self-directed learning matrix. It's a simple concept and its awesome for onboarding and continuous learning and more importantly for learner accountability. A series of tasks from reading articles to reading books to interviewing fellow employees are put into a format where the employee has to complete them by a certain date and time. The tasks are identified and time segments and signatures are required for completion meaning the learner has to teach what they've learned from each item. This actually saves time from traditional training and learning more importantly demonstrates initiative and accountability on the part of the learner.If you want a cope of a SDL matrix send me an email with SDL Matrix on subject line at: Tim@ProgressCoachingLeader.com Welcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a Progress Coaching 360 is a dynamic leadership development system that equips managers and teams with powerful coaching skills through a blend of training, real-time practice, peer learning, and feedback. It combines expert-led instruction, a train-the-trainer model, group coaching certification, and monthly coaching pods where leaders practice, share wins, and tackle challenges. With built-in accountability and hands-on application using Coaching Cards and best practice sessions, Progress Coaching 360 turns coaching from theory into action—building a sustainable culture of growth, feedback, and performance. Progress Coaching 360 teaches leaders how to coach and employees how to develop coachability skills. This unique combination helps build great workplace cultures. Get More Info Here: https://form.jotform.com/251187914739165

Send us a textThis episode teaches a very simple two-step approach to coaching that requires no-in person management time and scales learning and coaching across the organization using "Digital Coaching". This unique approach also helps organizations avoid online fatigue while building awareness and action.To Get More Info on Digital Coaching: click hereWelcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a Progress Coaching 360 is a dynamic leadership development system that equips managers and teams with powerful coaching skills through a blend of training, real-time practice, peer learning, and feedback. It combines expert-led instruction, a train-the-trainer model, group coaching certification, and monthly coaching pods where leaders practice, share wins, and tackle challenges. With built-in accountability and hands-on application using Coaching Cards and best practice sessions, Progress Coaching 360 turns coaching from theory into action—building a sustainable culture of growth, feedback, and performance. Progress Coaching 360 teaches leaders how to coach and employees how to develop coachability skills. This unique combination helps build great workplace cultures. Get More Info Here: https://form.jotform.com/251187914739165

Send us a textHere is a poll we did on linkedin and no surprise people are getting fatigued. Here is the poll:Which Best Describes Your "New Normal" Feeling in the Virtual World Related to Your Energy and Fatigue Being Online?I love It & Am Energized: 28%Like It & Am Somewhat Fatigued: 34%Good, Really Feeling Fatigued: 17%Okay - Need a Break Exhausted: 21%* Note: Almost 40 % are either exhausted or really feeling fatigued. Need an alternative? Check Out our NEW Journal-Based Coaching Program: click hereThis podcast teaches 4 simple strategies to maintain connection and learning outside of virtual trainings and meetings.Welcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a Progress Coaching 360 is a dynamic leadership development system that equips managers and teams with powerful coaching skills through a blend of training, real-time practice, peer learning, and feedback. It combines expert-led instruction, a train-the-trainer model, group coaching certification, and monthly coaching pods where leaders practice, share wins, and tackle challenges. With built-in accountability and hands-on application using Coaching Cards and best practice sessions, Progress Coaching 360 turns coaching from theory into action—building a sustainable culture of growth, feedback, and performance. Progress Coaching 360 teaches leaders how to coach and employees how to develop coachability skills. This unique combination helps build great workplace cultures. Get More Info Here: https://form.jotform.com/251187914739165

Send us a textThis three-step strategy helps leaders facilitate positive movement towards high integrity and character that often people can lose during a time of a crisis. This does not mean people lack character it's just that they lose sight of it especially during the crisis when stress and anxiety can be high. Here is that three-step process:  1)      Ask Questions- when asking questions such as the self-actualized question “What will you do positively two... fill in the blank “ - this prompts people to think and frame out the responses to be positive which ultimately assists in the process of changing their behavior and mentality. 2)     Use Reflection Strategically - Ask questions and provide time to reflect. Literally ask people questions and tell them you do not want an answer just now rather you want to give them ample time to truly think about a thoughtful and professional response. Time and reflection are absolute awesome tools to facilitate self-awareness and professional development of conversations. 3)      Use Journaling- ask people to journal positive thoughts and observations during this time of crisis which helps fuel their own mind and develop a mechanism to regain and or rebuild their character during these crises driven times. If interested Progress Coaching provides a whole line of products in Journal based coaching that are perfect during these tumultuous times - click here for more information: click hereWelcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a Progress Coaching 360 is a dynamic leadership development system that equips managers and teams with powerful coaching skills through a blend of training, real-time practice, peer learning, and feedback. It combines expert-led instruction, a train-the-trainer model, group coaching certification, and monthly coaching pods where leaders practice, share wins, and tackle challenges. With built-in accountability and hands-on application using Coaching Cards and best practice sessions, Progress Coaching 360 turns coaching from theory into action—building a sustainable culture of growth, feedback, and performance. Progress Coaching 360 teaches leaders how to coach and employees how to develop coachability skills. This unique combination helps build great workplace cultures. Get More Info Here: https://form.jotform.com/251187914739165

Send us a textIf the pandemic crisis has taught us anything it's that change is here and it's here to stay. How do we help our people change? What are the steps to facilitate change? Here's a brief overview of how to coach to the three levels of change: Effort - the first stage of change is a person's effort. If we acknowledge and reward each person's effort they will move in the direction of the second stage which is progress. If people are at the effort stage and all they hear is constructive feedback human nature is going to cause them to potentially quit or produce less effort. Progress-the second stage of change is a person's progress. This is where the coach needs to pinpoint and acknowledge specific areas of progress so people know what to continue to produce in terms of effort as well as realize where they are indeed improving. If progress is acknowledged and pinpointed people will move in the direction of the third stage results. Results-results need to be predictable and sustainable in the way this is achieved is by always acknowledging and nurturing a person's effort and progress; therefore, results become more predictable and achievable on an ongoing basis.On July 16th at 11:00 am cst we are doing a webcast workshop on coaching to the new normal. I hope you can join us and here's a link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v48BRDzVSJCEtFMoXyzX7gWelcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a Progress Coaching 360 is a dynamic leadership development system that equips managers and teams with powerful coaching skills through a blend of training, real-time practice, peer learning, and feedback. It combines expert-led instruction, a train-the-trainer model, group coaching certification, and monthly coaching pods where leaders practice, share wins, and tackle challenges. With built-in accountability and hands-on application using Coaching Cards and best practice sessions, Progress Coaching 360 turns coaching from theory into action—building a sustainable culture of growth, feedback, and performance. Progress Coaching 360 teaches leaders how to coach and employees how to develop coachability skills. This unique combination helps build great workplace cultures. Get More Info Here: https://form.jotform.com/251187914739165

Send us a textThings have changed dramatically. Leaders expectations have changed. Employees motivation levels have changed. This podcast teaches a very specific methodology of how to take the expectations of the leader and the goals of the employee and combine them into a cooperative coaching relationship serving both parties interests. Again, things have changed dramatically as we talk about the new normal we also have to remember each and every employee has probably been greatly altered by recent circumstances; therefore, it's incumbent upon us as leaders to revisit each and every employees goals as well as our own expectations of those employees.On July 16 at 11 AM we will be doing a live workshop Coaching to the NEW NORMAL ("The Coaching Starter") teaching the methodology of both of these assessment tools that serve both the leader and the employee in a cooperative manner. Here's a link to register: click hereDuring this workshop we will be teaching the following:SOAR Assessment - this assessment is where the manager lists out using the acronym of SOAR employees strengths, opportunities to improve, actions needed to facilitate improvement, and responsibility they seek from their employee to communicate successes and barriers to progress.GOAL Assessment - the employee completes the goal assessment. GOAL stands for great, opportunity, actions, and love. The employee will list out what they need to be great at, the opportunities afforded to them if they become great, the actions required to improve, and what they will love about achieving their goals. We teach how to interpret these results into a cooperative coaching plan serving both parties interests in creating a maximum opportunity for both parties to work together and achieve cooperative and individual results.Welcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a Progress Coaching 360 is a dynamic leadership development system that equips managers and teams with powerful coaching skills through a blend of training, real-time practice, peer learning, and feedback. It combines expert-led instruction, a train-the-trainer model, group coaching certification, and monthly coaching pods where leaders practice, share wins, and tackle challenges. With built-in accountability and hands-on application using Coaching Cards and best practice sessions, Progress Coaching 360 turns coaching from theory into action—building a sustainable culture of growth, feedback, and performance. Progress Coaching 360 teaches leaders how to coach and employees how to develop coachability skills. This unique combination helps build great workplace cultures. Get More Info Here: https://form.jotform.com/251187914739165

Send us a text This podcast will teach a very insightful lesson on how to coach to these three types of people on your team and within your organization.There are three types of employees in an organization. Here's a simplistic view of those employee types:Dedicated influencers- dedicated influencers find a way and seek ways to help the team and the organization as well as their teammates on a daily basis. They go above and beyond the call of duty seeking ways to push the organization and the team forward.Doers- doers are exactly what they sound like, they do their job and often do it fairly well meeting core requirements. When around detractors they will not join them nor will they find ways to join the dedicated influencers, often succumbing to what is expected nothing more and nothing less.Detractors- detractors are people who simply find ways to pull people back. We call these people bleacher people, people who sit in the bleachers and often complain about the people in the field on how they're performing or what they're doing without ever really truly getting on the field to join them.Welcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a Progress Coaching 360 is a dynamic leadership development system that equips managers and teams with powerful coaching skills through a blend of training, real-time practice, peer learning, and feedback. It combines expert-led instruction, a train-the-trainer model, group coaching certification, and monthly coaching pods where leaders practice, share wins, and tackle challenges. With built-in accountability and hands-on application using Coaching Cards and best practice sessions, Progress Coaching 360 turns coaching from theory into action—building a sustainable culture of growth, feedback, and performance. Progress Coaching 360 teaches leaders how to coach and employees how to develop coachability skills. This unique combination helps build great workplace cultures. Get More Info Here: https://form.jotform.com/251187914739165

Send us a textThis episode teaches how to ascertain each team member's motivation and what a leader needs to do to motivate his or her team during these times.Welcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a Progress Coaching 360 is a dynamic leadership development system that equips managers and teams with powerful coaching skills through a blend of training, real-time practice, peer learning, and feedback. It combines expert-led instruction, a train-the-trainer model, group coaching certification, and monthly coaching pods where leaders practice, share wins, and tackle challenges. With built-in accountability and hands-on application using Coaching Cards and best practice sessions, Progress Coaching 360 turns coaching from theory into action—building a sustainable culture of growth, feedback, and performance. Progress Coaching 360 teaches leaders how to coach and employees how to develop coachability skills. This unique combination helps build great workplace cultures. Get More Info Here: https://form.jotform.com/251187914739165