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Welcome to Coaching Conversations

We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a

Coaching Talks is a dynamic leadership development speaking series customized to your needs. Need help spreading the value and application of workplace coaching? Let us help:

We provide many styles of speaking services:

• We provide virtual keynotes
• We specialize in 4 part virtual series (we always customize)
• We have a unique feature called "Speaker Tracks" where we send to all audience members reinforcement lessons after the talk (to the pc or cell phone), thus keeping people on track after the talk

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Welcome to Coaching Conversations

We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a

Coaching Talks is a dynamic leadership development speaking series customized to your needs. Need help spreading the value and application of workplace coaching? Let us help:

We provide many styles of speaking services:

• We provide virtual keynotes
• We specialize in 4 part virtual series (we always customize)
• We have a unique feature called "Speaker Tracks" where we send to all audience members reinforcement lessons after the talk (to the pc or cell phone), thus keeping people on track after the talk

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One tiny word can sabotage an entire coaching conversation. We dig into why “but” quietly deletes praise, why “I’m frustrated” can hijack the room, and how a simple swap to “and” changes what your team hears and feels. We walk through practical leadership communication you can use immediately, including framing an improvement area as a future strength and asking questions that spark ownership instead of defensiveness.

We also get real about AI in the workplace. We love the tools and we use them, but we’re blunt about where automation can backfire, especially around performance reviews, merit raises, and promotion news. If AI saves leaders time, we argue that the real win is reinvesting that time into human-based coaching, relationship building, and the kind of trust that makes hard feedback possible.

You’ll hear a story-driven look at coaching “negative attitude” employees without labeling, shaming, or escalating. The takeaway is a repeatable approach: practice conversational skills, use neutral language like share, opportunity, perspective, and observation, and commit to a series of conversations that help people change and sustain it.

If you want better employee engagement, stronger performance conversations, and leadership coaching that actually sticks, listen through and try the language out loud. Subscribe, share this with a leader who coaches, and leave a review, then tell us what phrase you’re going to replace first.

Welcome to Coaching Conversations

We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a

Coaching Talks is a dynamic leadership development speaking series customized to your needs. Need help spreading the value and application of workplace coaching? Let us help:

We provide many styles of speaking services:

• We provide virtual keynotes
• We specialize in 4 part virtual series (we always customize)
• We have a unique feature called "Speaker Tracks" where we send to all audience members reinforcement lessons after the talk (to the pc or cell phone), thus keeping people on track after the talk

Get More Info Here:  https://form.jotform.com/241193119118149

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Welcome to Coaching Conversations

We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a

Coaching Talks is a dynamic leadership development speaking series customized to your needs. Need help spreading the value and application of workplace coaching? Let us help:

We provide many styles of speaking services:

• We provide virtual keynotes
• We specialize in 4 part virtual series (we always customize)
• We have a unique feature called "Speaker Tracks" where we send to all audience members reinforcement lessons after the talk (to the pc or cell phone), thus keeping people on track after the talk

Get More Info Here:  https://form.jotform.com/241193119118149

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Welcome to Coaching Conversations

We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a

Coaching Talks is a dynamic leadership development speaking series customized to your needs. Need help spreading the value and application of workplace coaching? Let us help:

We provide many styles of speaking services:

• We provide virtual keynotes
• We specialize in 4 part virtual series (we always customize)
• We have a unique feature called "Speaker Tracks" where we send to all audience members reinforcement lessons after the talk (to the pc or cell phone), thus keeping people on track after the talk

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Organizations invest tremendous time and resources teaching people new skills. Employees attend workshops, watch videos, complete online courses, listen to podcasts, read books, and participate in leadership programs.

But there is still one important question:

What happens after the learning?

Too often, the answer is very little.

The employee completes the lesson, checks the box, and returns to work. We assume that because someone learned something, they will automatically apply it. Yet there is a significant difference between knowing something and consistently doing something.

That's where Learning-Based Coaching comes in.

Learning + Coaching + Application

Learning-Based Coaching intentionally connects three components:

LEARNING → COACHING → REAL-WORLD APPLICATION

Learning builds the knowledge and awareness. It can come from virtually anywhere—a podcast, video, workshop, seminar, book, webinar, or an online learning platform.

But instead of stopping there, we embed coaching directly into the learning experience.

After a lesson, the learner might be asked:

What did you learn?

What did you learn about yourself?

Where could you apply this immediately?

What could get in your way?

What specific action will you take?

How will you know you're making progress?

Suddenly, we're not simply asking someone to consume information. We're asking them to think about what they're going to do with it.

Coaching Becomes the Bridge

I like to think about coaching as the bridge between learning and performance.

Learning can tell us what and why.

Coaching helps us determine how.

Application shows us whether we can actually do it.

For example, imagine an employee completes a 10-minute lesson on giving better feedback.

Traditional learning might end with a knowledge check.

Learning-Based Coaching continues.

The employee answers reflection questions, identifies someone with whom they need to practice the skill, completes a real-world learning project, reflects on what happened, and identifies what they need to improve next.

That's a very different learning experience.

QALMS Can Drive the Application

At Progress Coaching, we can use our QALMS coaching methodology to help turn learning into action:

Q — Questions: Create reflection, awareness, and critical thinking.

A — Activities: Give people opportunities to practice what they're learning.

L — Learning Projects: Take the learning directly into real workplace situations.

M — Motivator: Connect development to something personally meaningful to the learner.

S — Supplemental Coaching: Continue supporting the person after the formal learning experience.

Now the learning isn't isolated.

It becomes a continuous development experience.

Technology Makes This Even More Interesting

Think about what becomes possible when Learning-Based Coaching is embedded into an online learning platform.

An employee watches a short lesson.

Then answers coaching questions directly inside the lesson.

At the end, they complete a short assessment.

Their responses can identify strengths, opportunities, confidence levels, or areas requiring additional development.

Those results can then generate additional coaching for the employee—and potentially coaching guidance for their manager.

The process becomes:

Learn → Reflect → Assess → Coach → Apply → Reinforce → Grow

And that cycle can happen repeatedly.

What If Managers Could See the Learning Differently?

There is another powerful advantage.

Managers traditionally see learning through things like completion rates.

"Tim completed the course."

That's useful, but imagine instead giving the manager insight such as:

Here's what Tim learned.

Here's what Tim wants to apply.

Here's where Tim feels confident.

Here's where Tim is struggling.

Here are three questions you can use to coach Tim this week.

Now learning isn't separate from leadership.

Learning actually creates the next coaching conversation.

That's a fundamentally different model.

Learning Should Produce Evidence of Change

Ultimately, organizations shouldn't measure the success of learning exclusively by asking:

"Did they complete it?"

We should also ask:

What did they learn?

What did they practice?

What did they apply?

What behavior changed?

What result improved?

That's the opportunity behind Learning-Based Coaching.

We're not replacing training.

We're making training more actionable.

We're not adding coaching as another initiative.

We're embedding coaching inside the learning process.

And we're not asking managers to become full-time coaches.

We're giving them better information and better questions so they can reinforce what their people are already learning.

Learning builds knowledge.

Coaching builds insight and capability.

Application turns both into results.

The future of workplace development may not be about choosing between training or coaching.

It may be about intentionally combining them.

Welcome to Coaching Conversations

We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a

Coaching Talks is a dynamic leadership development speaking series customized to your needs. Need help spreading the value and application of workplace coaching? Let us help:

We provide many styles of speaking services:

• We provide virtual keynotes
• We specialize in 4 part virtual series (we always customize)
• We have a unique feature called "Speaker Tracks" where we send to all audience members reinforcement lessons after the talk (to the pc or cell phone), thus keeping people on track after the talk

Get More Info Here:  https://form.jotform.com/241193119118149

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Welcome to Coaching Conversations

We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a

Coaching Talks is a dynamic leadership development speaking series customized to your needs. Need help spreading the value and application of workplace coaching? Let us help:

We provide many styles of speaking services:

• We provide virtual keynotes
• We specialize in 4 part virtual series (we always customize)
• We have a unique feature called "Speaker Tracks" where we send to all audience members reinforcement lessons after the talk (to the pc or cell phone), thus keeping people on track after the talk

Get More Info Here:  https://form.jotform.com/241193119118149

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Welcome to Coaching Conversations

We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a

Coaching Talks is a dynamic leadership development speaking series customized to your needs. Need help spreading the value and application of workplace coaching? Let us help:

We provide many styles of speaking services:

• We provide virtual keynotes
• We specialize in 4 part virtual series (we always customize)
• We have a unique feature called "Speaker Tracks" where we send to all audience members reinforcement lessons after the talk (to the pc or cell phone), thus keeping people on track after the talk

Get More Info Here:  https://form.jotform.com/241193119118149

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Welcome to Coaching Conversations

We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a

Coaching Talks is a dynamic leadership development speaking series customized to your needs. Need help spreading the value and application of workplace coaching? Let us help:

We provide many styles of speaking services:

• We provide virtual keynotes
• We specialize in 4 part virtual series (we always customize)
• We have a unique feature called "Speaker Tracks" where we send to all audience members reinforcement lessons after the talk (to the pc or cell phone), thus keeping people on track after the talk

Get More Info Here:  https://form.jotform.com/241193119118149

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Welcome to Coaching Conversations

We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books. These books use QR codes with embedded audio and video lessons speaking directly to the reader. Each book comes with assessments and journal based coaching pages where they document what they've learned and what they've applied. In addition each book comes with the self analysis link that prompts them to share what they've learned and what they've put into action leading to greater learner application a

Coaching Talks is a dynamic leadership development speaking series customized to your needs. Need help spreading the value and application of workplace coaching? Let us help:

We provide many styles of speaking services:

• We provide virtual keynotes
• We specialize in 4 part virtual series (we always customize)
• We have a unique feature called "Speaker Tracks" where we send to all audience members reinforcement lessons after the talk (to the pc or cell phone), thus keeping people on track after the talk

Get More Info Here:  https://form.jotform.com/241193119118149