Dangerous Conversations - Discovery

"The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them." -- Albert Einstein

During the Discovery phase of a coaching conversation, the Leader Coach helps the Talent see his performance and potential through fresh eyes. The Talent is challenged to dig deeper, to ask more of himself than he may have been accustomed to, and to confront a current problem or challenge by gaining a greater understanding of himself through exploration and inquiry.

The first step in the Discovery phase is to help the client understand his current perspective. Then through discovery coaching, we assist the Talent in realizing that by looking at the situation from different angles, a world of new possibilities will open up to him. Together, you can paint a picture of the Talent that gives him a whole new understanding of who he is, where he is, and what he is capable of.

When you coach someone through a period of Discovery, your job is to ask some of life's most basic and difficult questions. The Talent does not need to know all the answers right away, be he needs to be curious and willing to find out.

For more on how to have a Dangerous Conversation, click here to watch Igniting Performance...One Conversation At A Time - a webinar presented by one of my colleagues at Bluepoint Leadership Development.