Scenario: Unkind Gesture
As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: A member arrives to a three hour session one hour late. You conduct coaching inquiries and he is smoothly integrated into the team. 15 minutes later he is exchanging friendly but sarcastic comments with a team member that end with him using a hand gesture that would […]
Scenario: Too Slow
As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: You are coaching a leadership development program with a group of senior engineers…One of them is a Six Sigma Black Belt with years of experience in problem solving methods. During the middle of your second meeting to frame the problem, the Black Belt […]
Scenario: Multiple Variables
As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: The team is attempting to analyze the problem situation in a search to identify the one key variable that they can influence or change to create movement in the direction of their established goal or end result. They are debating the relevance of […]
Scenario: Multiple Levels
As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: Every time the team seems close to getting to consensus a question is asked that takes them someplace else. You realize there are two levels that are being looked at – some participants are focused at a single group level (How do I […]
Scenario: Parody
From Tom Janiak As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle: In the first session, there is a lot of humor in the team. Participants joke about the the 1st ground rule and answer in a parody manner, e.g. “Dear John, in reply to your question I would venture to say…”. Whenever you ask […]
Scenario: Overly Focused
As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: The team is involved in generating a number of alternative perceptions, ideas, opinions, facts, etc. The team focuses on only one (e.g., debating their merits or validity) and omits other items from explicit consideration.
Scenario: Problematic Problem Presenter
As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: The problem presenter schedules a half hour meeting immediately before the Action Learning session. During this meeting they present their solution to the problem about to be discussed in the Action Learning session.
Scenario: Takeover
As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: In the midst of a corporate problem that deals with developing a business development strategy for an organization with declining business, the company is purchased by a large conglomerate.
Scenario: Missing Participants
As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: The team you are coaching is working on a critical corporate problem in a leadership development program. The leadership program and work on the project is scheduled to be completed over six months. Â Two of the eight people in the group do not […]
Scenario: Self Question
As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: A member of the team asks you – is it ok if I ask myself a question?