{"id":9488,"date":"2022-02-21T09:03:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T09:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=9488"},"modified":"2022-08-16T18:58:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T18:58:38","slug":"coaching-questions-for-challenging-workplace-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-questions-for-challenging-workplace-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching Questions for Challenging Workplace Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the last two blogs we explored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/training.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coachin<\/a>g questions for different types of conversations.\u00a0 Here we will simply share a varied selection of coaching questions that can be used in different types of workplace conversations. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9489 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Coaching-Questions-for-Challenging-Workplace-Conversations--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Coaching Questions for Challenging Workplace Conversations \" width=\"197\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Coaching-Questions-for-Challenging-Workplace-Conversations--scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Coaching-Questions-for-Challenging-Workplace-Conversations--200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Coaching-Questions-for-Challenging-Workplace-Conversations--683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Coaching-Questions-for-Challenging-Workplace-Conversations--768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Coaching-Questions-for-Challenging-Workplace-Conversations--1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Coaching-Questions-for-Challenging-Workplace-Conversations--1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Coaching-Questions-for-Challenging-Workplace-Conversations--40x60.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is your ideal career path here?<\/li>\n<li>What will it take to get there?<\/li>\n<li>What do you do well?<\/li>\n<li>What do you want to do differently?<\/li>\n<li>Recognizing that there are outside obligations that impact timeliness and that timeliness is required, how will you ensure you are on time?<\/li>\n<li>What is your awareness of the impact you have on the team? <em>Add to this as appropriate.\u00a0 For example: \u201cThe input I am getting and observing myself is that \u2026 (insert comments here).\u00a0 How to you want to address that?\u201d <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Given the requirements and expectations for your job and that you are not currently meeting them, how do you want to bridge the gap?<\/li>\n<li>Given that addressing \u2026 (insert comments here) is an expectation for success here, what is your understanding of the implications if you do not address it?<\/li>\n<li>What happens if you do address it?<\/li>\n<li>What is your choice?<\/li>\n<li>It is my goal to help you move forward in the direction you choose. 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