Writing topic

Coaching

A focused collection of leadership notes on coaching, with practical moves for clarity, standards, and calm authority.

31 August 2026

The Sentence They Nearly Said

A pause or changed expression may lead to the useful part of a conversation, but noticing it doesn't give the coach permission to decode it.

24 August 2026

You Cannot Coach Someone You Are Secretly Judging

Second-hand information may be useful, but once it becomes a character verdict it changes the leader’s listening, questions and tone.

17 August 2026

A Good Question Can Be Badly Timed

The wording may be excellent, but a coaching question can still arrive before the relationship or the moment is ready to carry it.

10 August 2026

Whose Goal Is It Anyway?

A goal can be strategically sensible and still feel unowned. The answer is honest internalisation, not coaching somebody into believing it was their idea.

3 August 2026

The Leader Who Uses Coaching to Avoid Leading

Coaching can create room for another person to think, but it can also help a leader postpone the feedback, standard or decision that belongs to them.

27 July 2026

Advice Wearing a Hat

A coaching question can sound wonderfully curious while quietly steering somebody towards the answer their leader already prefers.

1 June 2026

Before You Call It Drift

Before naming underperformance, leaders need to check whether the system made success clear, possible, and properly supported.