Make Them Think: How to Coach for Ownership, Insight and Action

Most managers think they're coaching.
Most coaches think they're helping.
Most people on the receiving end wish they would stop.

When someone is plateauing, stuck, or underperforming, we tend to do what feels responsible: push harder, fix faster, advise more. This approach shows up in leadership, management, executive coaching, performance coaching, and even parenting.

But real growth does not happen through pressure, willpower, or even a perfect plan.

Breakthroughs happen when people discover s...