Path for Growth with Alex Judd

Great leaders are great coaches, and great coaches know when to be assertive. In this episode, we continue our conversation about the five principles of effective coaching and discuss the importance of making healthy, helpful, and productive assertions. We also unpack four characteristics of a healthy assertion that can help you bring out the best in the people you’re leading and coaching.   To be an effective coach and leader, there are five key qualities to practice (0:51) Sometimes great coaching involves drawing answers out of someone, but other times it requires you to be assertive (5:16) There’s a fine line between healthy and unhealthy assertions (9:35) “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (11:15) Healthy assertions have four characteristics (19:01) 1. Healthy assertions are rare (19:35) 2. Healthy assertions are trustworthy (24:18) 3. Healthy assertions are humble (34:38) 4. Healthy assertions are principle-based (41:54) Path for Growth Membership Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching Sign up for the Worth it Wednesday Email Join Path for Growth on Instagram and Facebook