by Abe Brown | Oct 5, 2026 | Blog
I’ve watched this happen in coaching conversations and leadership meetings. Someone has talent. They have ideas. They have something valuable to contribute. But they don’t feel safe. So instead of speaking up, they become quiet. Instead of experimenting, they play it...
by Abe Brown | Sep 28, 2026 | Blog
A manager once told me, “Abe, sometimes my people just need an answer. I don’t have time to coach every situation.” He was right. Not every conversation needs to become a coaching session. But I’ve learned that sometimes one good question can accomplish more than ten...
by Abe Brown | Sep 21, 2026 | Blog
I once worked with a leader who had a team member who wasn’t performing at the level expected. His instinct was understandable: “We need to fix the performance problem.” But as we talked, I asked him a different question: “What if this isn’t only a...
by Abe Brown | Sep 14, 2026 | Blog
A manager once said to me, “Abe, I love the idea of coaching my team. I just don’t have an extra hour every day to do it.” I understood. Then I told him something that changed how he looked at coaching: “You don’t always need an hour. Sometimes you need five minutes...
by Abe Brown | Sep 7, 2026 | Blog
I remember working with an organization where almost every important decision eventually found its way to senior leadership. The leaders were capable. The people were talented. But something wasn’t working. Managers kept solving. Employees kept asking. And leaders...
