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Transcript

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I think out of all podcasts that I've done through the years, this might be the one, at least in the last couple years, that excites me the most. Let me tell you why. You know, we have specialized in training and coaching leaders to coach their own employees. And I think that's a very valuable disposition. I think that's a very valuable thing that we do, as well as my competition. And I was out at a couple client sites out in New York, and I was having a number of people ask me questions, such as, how did

Why This Topic Matters Now

SPEAKER_00 0:37

you get good at this? How did when you facilitate, you make it fun or you get everybody involved? And I thought, boy, that's an interesting comment. And a lot of times what we have to do, especially on my side of the table, being the vendor, the partner, is to go from subject matter expert to subject matter expert facilitator, letting go. Where do I get other people experiencing this? So I had a leader reach out to me and he said, you know, here's where my team is struggling. Could you put something together where I could lead the sessions? And it hit me. We do something, our fancy word for cohorts is coaching pods. Pods stands for personal opportunity development sessions, even though we do it in a one-on-one

The Shift From Expert To Facilitator

SPEAKER_00 1:20

or we certainly do it in a group situation. Here's how it works. I get together and I typically do a review. So let's say I'm working with a team and we're working on mastering questions, or I'm working with an employee group on collaboration. We'll do a quick review of the expectations, the definition, and then we do typically a case study, and I typically frame it out in something called what would you do? Pretty simple, right? But we have a lot of different models that we use. And then what

Coaching Pods Framework And Flow

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I do is I try to use something that is real world. You know, I've been out of college for what is it, 40 years? I graduated when I was 22, 23 from adult education. And I'll never forget it. Dr. Russell Robinson, who sadly is no longer with us, said something to me that I'll never forget. We're in a classroom. I was sitting next to a buddy of mine, a buddy of mine till this day, by the name of Mark Olbrands. And I said, you know, it's so interesting to hear Dr. Robinson because he said something I'll never forget. People learn best when the material directly applies to them. And back then, people learned better when they were on their own, not in a group setting. So when I crafted pods, I wanted people to feel individuality, even though we're in a group setting. But the third step we take after the review,

Real-World Learning That Sticks

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after the case study, after the discussion, is we do a real world activity such as practice or discuss, itemize the next steps you're going to take with your team or team members. That's our coaching pods. So we have embarked on a very unique journey. We are now teaching leaders how to become certified pod facilitators that allows them to deal with their real-world issues that, let's be honest, the outsiders such as myself, who has clients at credit unions, professional sports teams, a ton of agronomy clients. I don't know what it's like to be out in the cornfield. I don't know what it's like to stress over harvest because the weather's bad. But those leaders do. So what if leaders weren't just taught facilitation skills, but a group coaching approach called coaching pods, where they're

Certifying Leaders To Run Pods

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constantly using a cohort format, a proven format, if I dare say, that allows them to drive their team members. Intrigued? Send us a note. Send me an email, Tim at progresscoachingleader.com.