Pivot with Jenny Blake

279: Seven Strategies for Accelerating Aha Moments When Coaching


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Today’s episode is adapted from a workshop I teach within organizations for managers, mentors, and coaches on how to apply the four-stage Pivot Method framework as a 1:1 coaching framework. I’m sharing seven of my go-to coaching questions and practical tips to make rapid progress and generate memorable aha moments in any career coaching conversation.

What’s your favorite strategy for accelerating aha moments? Share with me for a future follow-up podcast episode at http://pivotmethod.com/ask.

If you’re interested in hosting a session like this within your organization, learn more at http://pivotmethod.com/companies.


🌟 3 Key Takeaways:

  • Breathe life into idea balloons: Pay attention to the little clues in body language and/or voice tone, then prompt them by noticing and inviting them to “say more about that.”
  • You don’t need the most creative or original questions of all time—or even original at all. Simple is best: What do you really want to happen? What else? What’s important to you about that? 
  • Ask for insights or aha moments: Invite your coachee to share what stood out most from your conversation, and what small resonant steps they want to take action on.
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    ✅ Next Action: Practice allowing awkward silence, especially when you ask a zinger like, “What does your gut say?”

     

    📘 Books Mentioned:

    • Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
    • Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business 
    • Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want
    • mBraining: Using Your Multiple Brains to Do Cool Stuff

    • 🔗 Resources Mentioned

      • Coach: Adrian Klaphaak 
      • Adrian’s Program: Career Pathfinder 

      • Jenny’s LinkedIn Learning Courses:

        • LinkedIn Learning—Holding 1:1 Career Conversations With Your Team 
        • LinkedIn Learning—Figuring Out Your Next Move
        • Coaching New Hires
        • Coaching New Managers
        • Managing Introverts

        • Related Podcast Episodes

          • 273: Powerful Questions and Neural Pathways
          • 177: Pivot Method as 4-Stage Coaching Framework
          • 153: How to Create an Internal Coaching Program for Your Organization
          • 26: Tame the Advice Monster with Michael Bungay Stanier
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