Member requested to change leadership competencies

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Scenario: Non-leaders

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation:

Some members don’t see the need to practice a leadership skill since they are not leaders.

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a sub group pre preparing before a session

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to do with a sub group who really do not want to be a part of an Action Learning process, and who pre-prepare an agenda and leadership skills prior to the AL session?

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Scenario: Coach Questioned

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation:

some of the group members direct questions to you despite your repeatedly stating your role as coach since they were aware you had knowledge of the situation.

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Scenario: The Boss

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation:

one of the managers questioned the members about their questions. One member got irritated by him and challenged him back.

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Scenario: Chit Chat

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation:

two vocal members chit chatted more often with each other. Behavior repeated despite the intervention with team consensus to have one conversation at a time.

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Scenario: Ring Ring

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation:

team members are coming and going as they please -either walking out to go to the toilet, or making phone calls. The rest of the members continue with the process. When you check in after each occurrence the team members indicate its ok.

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Scenario: Own World

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation:

Each member is focused on their own line of questioning.

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A Tired Team Lead

An Action Learning Team has met for several full-day sessions over several months working on a problem that is critical and highly visible in the organization. After the most recent full-day meeting, the Team Lead (the organization assigned a Team Lead) shared with the coach that she is feeling very fatigued. Although there was excellent processing and learning at the end of the meeting, the team stormed and got off track quite a bit in the afternoon segment. She likes the AL approach and sees the benefits, but for certain activities, such as brainstorming, wishes there could be someone in a facilitator role.

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Scenario: Out There

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation:

Several members are asking questions unrelated to the problem at hand.

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