Problem Not the Problem: Integrated Coach

Finding a deeper issue does not mean ignoring the practical one. Michelle closes the week at Level 5, the Integrated Coach, where the coachee returns with new awareness about building part of her identity around being needed, and she still has forty-seven things on her list. This episode shows how awareness can help practical work finally stick, how a coachee can recognize an old pattern in the moment and choose differently, and what happens when newinformation reveals that part of the problem belongs to the organization. Michelle explores the question, “What is yours to change, and what belongs to the system you’re in?” and why advanced coaching requires the humility to remember that sometimes a calendar problem is a calendar problem. The problem someone brings is not something to dismiss. It is a doorway. Have a question or a coaching moment you’d like Michelle to explore on the podcast? Email [email protected]. Wherever you are as a coach, there is a next level of growth. Join the January Coaching Academy now and start receiving weekly resources right away. Learn more at CA.GrowBy1.com. Reflection Questions When a coachee gains new awareness, how do I make sure the practical problem still gets a practical response? How could I help someone recognize an old pattern in the moment it shows up, so they have a choice? What helps me tell the difference between what belongs to the individual and what belongs to the system they are in? Where might I be tempted to make a problem more psychological than it really is? How do I decide what this person needs right now: structure, relationship, pattern, meaning, or action?