Coder, Coach, Catalyst - using questions to make people grow
summary
Delivers a concrete formula: one skill: active listening, three formats: formal, impromptu, team, five questions: initiation, excavation, focus, options, action. Uses a hands‑on exercise and a scripted Sam/Taylor scenario to show how asking “what’s on your mind,” “and what else,” and “what’s the real challenge for you” surfaces root causes, generates options and ends with a committed next step (Sam schedules a priorities sync by end of day). Promises reduced bottlenecks and stronger accountability when people own solutions.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Coaching with questions
- 3:58Technical heroes as bottlenecks
- 9:33Real coaching examples
- 12:24Key coaching skill
- 15:34Active listening exercise
- 20:06Formal coaching
- 23:15Impromptu coaching
- 24:45Team coaching
- 26:34Five coaching questions
- 28:19Initiation questions
- 31:28Excavation questions
- 33:53Focus questions
- 36:00Option questions
- 38:31Action questions
- 43:09Decision frameworks
- 47:07Who to coach and permission
- 50:40Coaching pitfalls
- 55:20Key coaching principles
- 59:18Q&A
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