Great Leaders Are Great Coaches — Part 3: Curious Coaching
Great coaches (and great leaders) know that curious questions lead to better, more meaningful answers. In this episode, Alex continues our series on effective coaching for leaders by explaining how you can use curiosity to have more meaningful conversations. He then breaks down three tactics for demonstrating curiosity—asking good questions, choosing the right tone, and listening intentionally.
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- Good leaders give answers to people, but great coaches extract answers from people
- People have answers and ideas, they may just need help working through them
- The tone you use can be the difference between an interaction and a conversation
- Grow in wisdom so you’ll know how to respond in the moment
- Ask good, specific questions to get meaningful answers
- A passive coach hears context, an active coach listens to language
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