Coaching First
Hi Leaders,
What if the next level of leadership in your organization doesn’t start with a new tool…
…but with a new starting point?
This season of Live & Unlearn begins with one simple theme:
Coaching First.
Not as a program.
Not as a competency model.
But as a daily leadership choice.
Simplifying Perspectives 🔍
Leaders don’t struggle with understanding coaching.
They struggle with practicing it.
Pausing instead of reacting.
Asking instead of telling.
Staying curious instead of solution-driven.
Coaching First means we lead with questions before answers.
Before frameworks.
Before AI.
Before performance metrics.
Because without the mindset, every tool becomes just another productivity shortcut.
With this mindset, development becomes continuous rather than episodic.
Getting Started
Try this in the coming week:
1️ In your next meeting, ask one more question than usual.
2️ After a difficult conversation, reflect for five minutes before moving on.
3️ Notice how often you give answers when you could build thinking instead.
Small behavioral shifts create cultural change.
In this new season, we’ll explore everyday coaching by managers, career coaching, team coaching, and how AI can support practice rather than replace leadership.
The guiding question remains:
How does this help leaders become better coaches in real life?
A Coaching Opportunity
Imagine this:
If every leader in your organization practiced coaching every week…
How different would your culture look in 12 months?
Coaching isn’t something we roll out.
It’s something we practice.
And as always, learning starts with unlearning.
Happy unlearning!
Katy Caroan
Empowering Leaders to Stay in Demand
