🎙️ EP 59 : The Shift from Consulting to Transacting to Transforming
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Has this ever happened to you as a Leader Coach?
Your team member approaches you with a problem, you ask them with good intent “What would be your way to solve this?” and they get stuck with “I don’t know” or even “That’s why I came to you for help”?
What happened here?
Well, we encountered one of the main downsides of what I call ‘transactional’ coaching.
In this episode, I contrast three main interaction styles: Consulting, Transactional and
Transformational Coaching to give some idea of how we can get out of this potential trap.
Consulting: We give advice, we ask people to find out how WE can help them. We share solutions.
Transactional: We give autonomy to our coachee to think for themselves. We let them come up with options, ideas themselves.
Transformational: We help our team members see the situation differently. We explore perspectives, learnings. We help our team members gain awareness in unexpected ways. Furthermore, we build long-term sustainable motivation.
In this episode, we explore the effects and differences of transactional vs transformative coaching and what it takes to master the most powerful coaching style as a Leader.
Enjoy!
Maik Frank
Maik is a PCC Executive Coach and the founder of IntelliCoach.com. He has coached and trained over 400 People Leaders to improve their communication skills and offers guaranteed measurable growth to his clients. He also hosts the Coaching Leader Podcast.
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