Monthly Archives: November 2011

Scenario: Phone rings

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: During the session a team members phone rings and they leave the table to answer it.

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Scenario: Questions/Answers

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: During an intervention you ask “How are we doing taping all the knowledge in the room?” A participant says “We are asking questions and (s)he (the problem presenter) … Continue reading

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Scenario: Assumed Rules

As an Action Learning Team Coach how would you handle the following situation: A participant says – “Wait. My question hasn’t been answered. The rule is that you have to answer the question”

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Scenario: Rambling (Wo)man

As an Action Learning Team Coach how would you handle the following situation: A participant asks the problem presenter a question that starts “Do you ….” The response is “no blah blah blah blah blah blah blah ….”

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Agreement on the problem

I’m new to this and still in training, but am wondering what happens when after the early stage of the first session there is no real agreement on the problem. My initial response would be to ask the group if they … Continue reading

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