The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar
It’s possible for every coaching conversation to build connection and spark change, and Elena Aguilar will show you how. Elena Aguilar is one of education’s leading voices on coaching. Educators around the globe use her research-based coaching method to transform their organizations. Her company, Bright Morning, brings the ideas in her best-selling books to life by providing world-class professional development to mission-driven leaders. In The Bright Morning Podcast, Elena teaches you how to make every conversation count by demonstrating Transformational Coaching conversations. Every episode tackles a pressing coaching challenge. Resistance. Racism. Burnout. Overwhelm. Struggling new teachers. You’ll find it all here. If you’re ready to thrive in your work, listen in. New episodes drop every Monday. To learn more about Elena, go deeper into every episode, find the resources and tools she mentions, or join one of her workshops, check out https://brightmorningteam.com.
The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar
Taking a Confrontational Stance
This is a coaching tool episode. Today Elena takes you behind the scenes to explore how and why she uses the confrontational stance in her coaching conversations. This stance was used repeatedly in episode 67, so we suggest listening in to that coaching conversation if you haven’t already.
This episode is for you if:
- You could benefit from a quick primer on the difference between facilitative and directive coaching
- You’re curious about the 5 things taking a confrontational stance can accomplish
- You want to hear more about what goes into being successful when utilizing the confrontational stance
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Mentioned in This Episode
- Friends of the Podcast
- The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)
- The Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)
- The Coaching Stance Activity (download)
- Bright Morning Memberships