A coaching resource ยท ALIGN feedback
When the words won't come
You know something needs saying. So you draft it in your head, then redraft it, waiting for the version that won't land wrong. The longer you wait, the bigger it gets. I use this tool in my coaching sessions to get it out of your head and into the room.
5 steps ยท 10 minutes ยท a planner you keep
Getting the words perfect feels like protecting the relationship. Waiting usually does the opposite.
It's not that you don't care. It's that you care a lot. You overthink the exact words, wait for the right moment, and put it off again. Every lap makes the next one harder to start.
The shift is simple. Stop chasing the right words and start with the person. You don't need a full script. You need a good first thirty seconds.
What's inside
A one-page coaching tool built on the ALIGN model. Five steps, each with one job.
- Acknowledge - start with the person, not the problem.
- Lay out - the behaviour. Facts, not opinions.
- Impact - name the effect on the team and others.
- Gain agreement - ask, then listen.
- Next steps - agree what happens now, and check back in.
Then a fill-in planner, so you can plan one real conversation in about ten minutes.
Get the tool
Free. Ten minutes. Yours to keep. Pop your details in and I'll send it straight over.
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