How to Coach Resistance
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The Book How to Coach Resistance
Understand what’s underneath resistance—and learn how to respond in ways that make change more possible.
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Watch Elena coach through resistance, then hear her unpack what she noticed, what she was thinking, and why she made the moves she did.
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Learn More →Explore Resources by Chapter
Looking for a tool Elena mentions in the book, a related podcast episode, or another way to keep learning? Find everything organized by chapter below.
Introduction
Tools & Resources from the Book
Understanding Resistance
Tools & Resources from the Book
Listen & Learn
- Episode 149: Coaching Resistance: Part 3—Coaching Demonstration
- Episode 238: Core Emotions Tool in Action
- Episode 200: Coaching Core Human Needs (Demonstration)
- Episode 259: Coaching Limiting Beliefs (Demonstration)
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The Inner Work of the Coach
Tools & Resources from the Book
- Coach Trigger Reflection Tool
- How Do You Respond to Resistance? A Self-Assessment for Coaches, Facilitators, and Leaders
- Figure 2.1: The Dispositions of a Transformational Coach
Listen & Learn
- Episode 180: Improve Your Communication with Non-Verbals
- Episode 181: Learn from Your Coachee's Non-Verbals
- Episode 182: Less Talk, More Impact
- Episode 183: A Confidence-Building Sentence Stem
- Episode 184: A Question to Surface Underlying Beliefs
- Episode 185: A Question to Unlock Our Power
- Episode 244: Turn Your Triggers into Tools
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Coaching Emotions
Tools & Resources from the Book
Listen & Learn
- Episode 277: You Want to Coach Emotions? Start Here
- Episode 278: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations
- Episode 279: What to Do When a Team Member Breaks Down
- Episode 280: Coaching Through the Low Points
- Episode 222: Coaching an Emotions-Resistant Client (Demonstration)
- Episode 262: How to Coach BIG Emotions
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Coaching Behaviors
Tools & Resources from the Book
Listen & Learn
- Episode 289: Mind the Gap
- Episode 208: How to Coach Behaviors: The Gaps Framework
- Episode 261: Where Do I Start? They Have 101 Gaps!
- Episode 220: Using the Gaps Framework (Demonstration)
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- Planning for a Coaching Conversation (Skill Session)
- Coaching Behaviors with the Gaps Framework (Mini Workshop)
- The Conversation You've Been Avoiding (Mini Workshop)
- The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop
Power, Systems, and Context
Tools & Resources from the Book
Listen & Learn
- Episode 290: Spheres of Influence
- Episode 285: How Power Shows Up in the Room
- Episode 257: Using the Wheel of Privilege and Power (Demonstration)
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Resistance in Professional Learning
Tools & Resources from the Book
- Resistance in Professional Learning: A Mini Phrasebook for Facilitators
- Figure 6.1: The Three Moves
- The Three Moves Framework
- Navigating Resistance in the Moment (Free Skill Session)
Listen & Learn
- Episode 281: The Lie We've Been Told About PD
- Episode 282: What Makes PD Transformational
- Episode 283: The Conditions for Learning Checklist
- Episode 284: Designing for Emotions, Not Just Content
- Episode 286: Design for Dignity
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Resilience
Tools & Resources from the Book
Listen & Learn
- Cultivating Compassion for Difficult People
- Lovingkindness Meditation
- Equanimity Meditation
- Relaxation Meditation
- Episode 275: When Energy Is Low and Needs Are High
- Episode 280: Coaching Through the Low Points
- Episode 291: Strength-Based Coaching
- Episode 294: The Year Didn't Go as Planned—Now What?
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