๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐-๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต
Letโs say โ Rohan, a mid-level manager, believes in coaching.
But every time someone says,
โCan I talk to you for 10 minutes?โ
He glances at his overflowing inbox, then replies:
โSure, but make it quick.โ
In those 10 minutes:
โข He gives rapid answers.
โข Solves their problem.
โข Moves to the next task.
The team feels helped, but not heard.
Rohan feels efficient, but not impactful.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ?
Rohanโs managing tasks โ not developing people.
Coaching feels like a luxury he canโt afford.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต:
Introduce โMicro-Coaching Momentsโ โ 5-minute frameworks that fit busy calendars but leave lasting impact.
Use the 3Q Coaching Prompt anytime someone seeks help:
1. Whatโs the real challenge here for you?
(Not the symptom โ the struggle.)
2. What have you already tried?
(Builds reflection.)
3. Whatโs one next step you feel ready to take?
(Builds ownership.)
No advice. Just presence and powerful questions.
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
โข Rohan uses the 3Q model during hallway chats, check-ins, even Slack replies.
โข He stops rescuing โ starts reflecting with the team.
โข Coaching becomes a habit, not a calendar item.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐?
โข Time spent: 5 minutes
โข Impact felt: Hours of growth
โข Team members build muscle, not dependence
๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐:
Coaching doesnโt need a 60-minute session.
It needs a 60-second shift โ from solving to listening.
Train the managers to coach in moments, not meetings.
Because real growth happens in small pauses, not grand plans.
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