COACH the Person, Not the Problem with Marcia Reynolds

Conversations can evoke powerful transformations. That’s a message from Marcia Reynolds, who is our guest today. Marcia is the president of Covisioning, LLC, where she coaches leaders to be more engaging and effective in their conversations. Her newest book is “Coach the Person, Not the Problem.” She’s also the author of “The Discomfort Zone: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations Into Breakthroughs and “Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction.” Her work has been featured in Harvard Management Review, Forbes, CNN, ABC, The Los Angeles Times and more.  In the interview we discuss… • where anxiety and discontentment comes from • the upsides of “wandering” • integrating time to friends into busy schedules • a process for helping people grow professionally • how to avoid triggering people’s defense mechanisms • 5 practices for reflective inquiry After the interview… • Read “Coach the Person, Not the Problem” https://www.amazon.com/Coach-Person-N... • Read “The Discomfort Zone: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations Into Breakthroughs” https://www.amazon.com/Discomfort-Zon... • Read “Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction” https://www.amazon.com/Wander-Woman-H... • Visit Marcia’s website https://covisioning.com  Think First