EP 58 : Living and breathing the coaching mindset

Leaders learning to coach often struggle with staying out of solving mode. Embracing a coaching mindset holds the key to overcoming this challenge.

February 8, 2021

Here’s a question I regularly got over the years from Leaders who learn to coach:

“Maik, there is a real challenge here for me. I have a hard time staying out of solving mode. My team members/clients just go in the wrong direction so many times, and then I just have to step in and tell them. What should I do?”

I find this such an interesting question and example of how we grow as a coach. In my view, it is also deeply related to the concept of the ‘coaching mindset’. The way to ‘solve’ this challenge might surprise you!

Find out in the episode! Enjoy.