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Jerry Maguire Is a Film About a Man Who Cannot Stop Giving Advice When He Should Be Asking Questions
Coaching and Behavioural Change

Jerry Maguire Is a Film About a Man Who Cannot Stop Giving Advice When He Should Be Asking Questions

Cameron Crowe's 1996 film is usually received as a romance with a sports subplot. In a REEL|Life session...

14 Feb 2026 Rama Krishna
Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith: The Book That Explains Why Coaching Often Does Not Transfer
Coaching and Behavioural Change

Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith: The Book That Explains Why Coaching Often Does Not Transfer

Marshall Goldsmith's 2015 book on the environmental triggers that undermine behaviour change is, in some ways, more useful...

09 Jan 2026 Rama Krishna
The Coaching Habit: Excellent Entry Point. Insufficient Foundation.
Coaching and Behavioural Change

The Coaching Habit: Excellent Entry Point. Insufficient Foundation.

Michael Bungay Stanier's 2016 book is one of the best entry points into coaching practice for managers who...

10 Dec 2025 Rama Krishna
Three Things That Happen in Every First Session with a Resistant Coachee, Without Exception
Coaching and Behavioural Change

Three Things That Happen in Every First Session with a Resistant Coachee, Without Exception

Resistant coachees are not a special category. They are the norm. The first session with a resistant coachee...

28 Nov 2025 Rama Krishna
How to Tell Whether a Senior Leader Is Being Genuinely Coached or Merely Managed
Coaching and Behavioural Change

How to Tell Whether a Senior Leader Is Being Genuinely Coached or Merely Managed

The difference between a senior leader who is genuinely being coached and one who has learned to perform...

12 Nov 2025 Rama Krishna
Managers Trained in Coaching Frequently Collapse the Coaching and Performance Conversations. The Collapse Is Costly.
Coaching and Behavioural Change

Managers Trained in Coaching Frequently Collapse the Coaching and Performance Conversations. The Collapse Is Costly.

The coaching conversation and the performance conversation serve different purposes, require different conditions, and produce different outcomes. When...

28 Oct 2025 Rama Krishna
The Moment a Coaching Engagement Should End Before It Is Scheduled To
Coaching and Behavioural Change

The Moment a Coaching Engagement Should End Before It Is Scheduled To

Not all coaching engagements should run to their contracted conclusion. The moment when ending early is the right...

07 Oct 2025 Rama Krishna
When the Coachee Disagrees with Their Own 360 Data: What to Do and What Not to Do
Coaching and Behavioural Change

When the Coachee Disagrees with Their Own 360 Data: What to Do and What Not to Do

Disagreement with 360 data is the norm, not the exception. How the coach handles that disagreement in the...

20 Sep 2025 Rama Krishna
The Question That Makes the Room Go Still
Coaching and Behavioural Change

The Question That Makes the Room Go Still

There is a kind of question that is not primarily a request for information. It is an invitation...

06 Sep 2025 Rama Krishna
Senior Leaders Resist Coaching for Three Reasons. Two Are Addressable. One Tells You Everything.
Coaching and Behavioural Change

Senior Leaders Resist Coaching for Three Reasons. Two Are Addressable. One Tells You Everything.

Resistance to coaching in senior leaders is common, rarely fully explained, and worth understanding carefully. The first two...

25 Aug 2025 Rama Krishna