Episode 113: Entering the Coachability Learning Zone

How hard is it to be coached? You show up, listen, and then great things happen, right? Well, according to Michael Bungay Stainer, we might be looking at being coached in the wrong way. “The term “be coached” lulls you into a false sense of complacency. It assures that you will be pushed, cajoled, encouraged, cheered on, provoked, supported, and so on. The coach does all the work. You reap the benefits. It’s a recipe for a disappointing experience and a terrible waste of time and money.”

This is why we are focusing our conversation today, NOT on coaching but on improving your coachability. The research shows there’s a lot you can and need to do to guide your path to becoming a highly coachable leader.

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Guest Bio

Kevin Wilde is an Executive Leadership Fellow at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. In 2015, he concluded a 34-year corporate career in leadership and talent development at General Electric and General Mills. In 2007, Chief Learning Officer magazine selected Kevin as CLO of the year.

His writing for Talent Management magazine received a national award for editorial excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. His work has also been published in over a dozen books, including Coaching For Leadership, the Pfeiffer Annual on Leadership Development, and Forward-Focused Learning. In 2022, Kevin authored Coachability: The New Leadership Superpower.

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