From Manager to Coach

Ask the right questions to unleash the talent on teams

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The best leaders don’t solve problems for their teammates. They build their team’s capacity to solve their own problems. And then they get out of the way.

Managers will reckon with a spectrum of coaching stances. Then, double-click on facilitative coaching as the best stance for building the problem-solving muscles of teams. Managers observe and practice facilitative coaching through the GROW coaching framework, a deceptively simple model that requires lots of practice to perfect.

Shift management approach away from firefighting and towards capacity building

Become equipped with questions and a framework to use in coaching conversations with their team members

Empower team members to bring their own wisdom and expertise to bear on the challenges they are facing at work

Increase productivity as each team member builds their own problem-solving capacity

Identify key elements for building trusting relationships and practice listening with empathy, two core coaching skills

Practice a facilitative coaching conversation framework: GROW

For a team that goes flat out and barely stops to evaluate, this was a helpful reset that provided me an opportunity to consider how I can become a better leader and coach and offer the same growth mindset to my team.

Learn through Experience

Experiences are what change how we see ourselves and the world. People who thrive are curious, focused, have a bias towards action, and pursue ongoing learning.

Ei's methodology is rooted in the belief that the deepest learning occurs through experience. Each workshop addresses specific personal or organizational challenges and then cycles through the pillars of experiential learning.