#005 Building Trust in Every Conversation: The Who Energy Model™ for Coach-Leaders

If I'm in a bad headspace and avoiding doing what feels like a boring or difficult task, what's it going to take for me to open up to you as my boss, considering I'm feeling low in confidence, a bit lost, I'm already judging myself negatively? I have no idea how I'm going to get the work done. And can I trust you to not write me off as incompetent?How are you going to help me, your direct report? Can I trust you? Can you help me shift to a positive headspace?I want to introduce you to the Who Energy Model™ that I teach in Leaders Who Coach™. This simple model is going to help you as a coach-leader build trust in every conversation you have. In a nutshell, this technique puts the person in front of you, the person you're talking with — which really could be anyone in your life — at the very centre of that. Why is that important?Key chapters in this episode are:00:00 Introduction — I'm in a bad head space00:37 Introducing the Who Energy Model™02:35 How our human nature distracts and derails us04:18 Why our ego stops us listening deeply05:33 Why we avoid big feelings06:38 The pressure to find the quickest fix08:21 We are just reacting and coping, not responding09:51 Positive and negative states of mind in the Who Energy Model™11:55 What tips us into negative states of mind13:43 Five tips for asking beautifully simple questions16:33 Questions that build trust in conversations18:19 Questions for more complicated conversations, more negative state of mind21:51 You make the difference in conversations 🙋🏻‍♀️ Like this? Let me know 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 🎙️🎥 LEADERS WHO COACH™ PODCAST====On Apple ⁠https://bit.ly/appleLWC⁠On Audible https://adbl.co/3J7o7fAOn Podbean https://bit.ly/podLWCOn Spotify https://bit.ly/spotLWCOn YouTube https://bit.ly/YTLWC...and other fine places. LinkedIn EDITION https://bit.ly/454hgdv 💁🏻‍♀️ Follow me on social====YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@SehaamCyreneSubstack https://substack.com/@sehaamcyrene LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/