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A team leader had a habit of jumping to conclusions. His most recent leap landed him in hot water. In conversation with his coach, he learns a tool for making better choices.

A leader causing upset among her people is given a coach. In conversation, they examine what might be triggering people to be upset with her. The exploration leads to a simple, yet difficult, idea.

As the words were leaving her mouth, a leader knew they didn’t reflect her true feelings. Later, she talked with her coach and learned seven steps for gaining mastery over runaway emotions.

A disruptive leader is viewed by his superiors as perhaps uncoachable. But his coach actually finds him rather engaging. The coach shares a tool specifically designed to help reduce people’s blind spots

After receiving a major promotion, a high-performing leader asks his coach how to build a strong team quickly. Together they explore a variety of ideas from impostor syndrome to self-disclosure.

At the height of the pandemic, with everyone working from home, a leader tells her coach the many positive ways her team has deepened their connections and flourished in remote work.

An executive coach is summoned to a president’s office to defend the art of coaching. Knowing he’ll be under attack, he preps in a way that leads the conversation to a surprising conclusion.

A people-centered leader is often wounded by people. Her language reveals patterns of thought that lead her down unhealthy paths. She and her coach try to unplug these thinking errors.

Two different leaders each strive to not take things in the workplace personally. But they can’t help it. With their coach, they find ways to build more strength to resist taking things personally.

A leader, suffering from his inability to say no, talks with his coach about how to set and hold boundaries. Together they explore four actions available to anyone who needs to say no more often.

Knowing she’ll be featured at her company’s upcoming user conference, a leader asks her coach for help not freaking out. He shares an image from his time as an actor in Hollywood.

Two executive coaches tackle questions from readers. One is about breaking the pattern of dueling monologues and moving to dialogue. The other is about overcoming self-doubt.