Great Leaders are Great Coaches — 1 of 7

What is a leader’s job? It seems like a simple question, but often we look at leadership through the lens of other people’s expectations, or we don’t take the time to think about our responsibility to the people around us. In this episode, we explore the idea that the primary responsibility of a leader is to unleash the best in others. To help with that, we also introduce five principles of effective coaches, which we’ll continue to explore in the coming weeks. What do leaders do? (0:49) Leaders unleash the best in others (2:11) As a leader, you must live in the tension of wanting to see certain outcomes but accepting that you can’t control everything (4:12) Leaders believe that your best is in you (9:51) Leaders believe the best is possible (13:21) Leaders believe the best needs to be unleashed (18:22) The best leaders wear many hats, not just the vision casting hat (19:52) Great leaders need to wear the hat of coach (21:35) Effective coaches have five key qualities (26:18) 1. Effective coaches are relational (27:57) 2. Effective coaches are curious (29:28) 3. Effective coaches are assertive (30:32) 4. Effective coaching is directional (32:57) 5. Effective coaching is principle based (33:51) Path for Growth Membership Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching Sign up for the Worth it Wednesday Email Join Path for Growth on Instagram and Facebook
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What is a leader’s job? It seems like a simple question, but often we look at leadership through the lens of other people’s expectations, or we don’t take the time to think about our responsibility to the people around us. In this episode, we explore the idea that the primary responsibility of a leader is to unleash the best in others. To help with that, we also introduce five principles of effective coaches, which we’ll continue to explore in the coming weeks.


  • What do leaders do? (0:49)
  • Leaders unleash the best in others (2:11)
  • As a leader, you must live in the tension of wanting to see certain outcomes but accepting that you can’t control everything (4:12)
  • Leaders believe that your best is in you (9:51)
  • Leaders believe the best is possible (13:21)
  • Leaders believe the best needs to be unleashed (18:22)
  • The best leaders wear many hats, not just the vision casting hat (19:52)
  • Great leaders need to wear the hat of coach (21:35)
  • Effective coaches have five key qualities (26:18)
  • 1. Effective coaches are relational (27:57)
  • 2. Effective coaches are curious (29:28)
  • 3. Effective coaches are assertive (30:32)
  • 4. Effective coaching is directional (32:57)
  • 5. Effective coaching is principle based (33:51)


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Creators and Guests

Alex Judd
Host
Alex Judd
Founder/CEO of Path For Growth
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Great Leaders are Great Coaches — 1 of 7
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