On-demand learning has arrived! 48 coaching skill sessions (45 minutes or less) and much more await you in our new Learning Library. Learn more.

How do you kindle a sense of power and agency in your coachee when they are feeling deflated or overwhelmed?  

In this third episode of our special four-part First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation. 

In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action. 

This episode is for you if: 

  • Your coachees are feeling powerless or deflated 
  • You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations 
  • You like concrete coaching tools! 


Opportunities for continued learning: 

Keep Up With Bright Morning:

‍Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram

Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://brightmorningteam.com/newsletter/

Support us

LISTEN WHEREVER YOU FIND PODCASTS – AND BE SURE TO RATE AND REVIEW US!

More Podcasts

View All Podcasts

What to Say: It’s Complex - What to Say as a Person of Color

E

119

00:29:53

In this final episode of our Hot Topics of Coaching for Equity mini-series Elena shares seven things you can do when you are in a toxic culture, one where there is contagious negativity.

Listen

What to Say: Compassion, Curiosity and Boundaries

E

118

00:24:47

In this final episode of our Hot Topics of Coaching for Equity mini-series Elena shares seven things you can do when you are in a toxic culture, one where there is contagious negativity.

Listen

What to Say: Here’s What to Say

E

117

00:23:09

In this final episode of our Hot Topics of Coaching for Equity mini-series Elena shares seven things you can do when you are in a toxic culture, one where there is contagious negativity.

Listen

What to Say: Evaluating What’s Possible

E

116

00:17:07

In this final episode of our Hot Topics of Coaching for Equity mini-series Elena shares seven things you can do when you are in a toxic culture, one where there is contagious negativity.

Listen

What to Say: The Role of Power in Addressing Racism

E

115

00:20:20

In this final episode of our Hot Topics of Coaching for Equity mini-series Elena shares seven things you can do when you are in a toxic culture, one where there is contagious negativity.

Listen

What to Say: The Power of Purpose

E

114

00:16:26

In this final episode of our Hot Topics of Coaching for Equity mini-series Elena shares seven things you can do when you are in a toxic culture, one where there is contagious negativity.

Listen

What to Say: A Framework for Responding to Racism

E

113

00:22:00

In this final episode of our Hot Topics of Coaching for Equity mini-series Elena shares seven things you can do when you are in a toxic culture, one where there is contagious negativity.

Listen

What to Say: Reckoning with Our Past

E

112

00:13:50

In this final episode of our Hot Topics of Coaching for Equity mini-series Elena shares seven things you can do when you are in a toxic culture, one where there is contagious negativity.

Listen

Bright Morning Blog

View All Blogs