Great Leaders are Great Coaches — 7 of 7

Great leaders are great coaches, and great coaches use principles to distill truth. In this episode, we close out our series on the five characteristics of effective coaching with a conversation about four tactics for principle-based coaching. We talk through some practical examples of patterns we’ve turned into principles at Path for Growth. We also wrap up our conversation on coaching with a reminder that wisdom and nuance are essential characteristics for all leaders and coaches.   Great coaches are relational, curious, assertive, directional, and principle-based (0:53) Principles simplify, solve, scale, and separate (1:57)  Principle-based coaching involves 4 tactics (7:48)  1. Notice the pattern (10:43) Experience is not authority (13:56) The more evidence you gather about a pattern, the more assertive you can be (14:40) 2. Identify the principle (21:14) Don’t sacrifice truth just to make your principles sound catchy or clever (28:36) 3. Collaborate to make the principle practical (35:52) 4. Understand that reality isn’t perfect (40:32) Effective coaching requires nuance (48:49) 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

Great leaders are great coaches, and great coaches use principles to distill truth. In this episode, we close out our series on the five characteristics of effective coaching with a conversation about four tactics for principle-based coaching. We talk through some practical examples of patterns we’ve turned into principles at Path for Growth. We also wrap up our conversation on coaching with a reminder that wisdom and nuance are essential characteristics for all leaders and coaches.  


  • Great coaches are relational, curious, assertive, directional, and principle-based (0:53)
  • Principles simplify, solve, scale, and separate (1:57
  • Principle-based coaching involves 4 tactics (7:48
  • 1. Notice the pattern (10:43)
  • Experience is not authority (13:56)
  • The more evidence you gather about a pattern, the more assertive you can be (14:40)
  • 2. Identify the principle (21:14)
  • Don’t sacrifice truth just to make your principles sound catchy or clever (28:36)
  • 3. Collaborate to make the principle practical (35:52)
  • 4. Understand that reality isn’t perfect (40:32)
  • Effective coaching requires nuance (48:49)


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Alex Judd
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Alex Judd
Founder/CEO of Path For Growth
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Great Leaders are Great Coaches — 7 of 7
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