Learning Objective: Participants practices three fundamental coaching skills: observing, listening and questioning.

When to use this game: Play this game to become improve interpersonal coaching and communication skills.

Time: 90 minutes

Description:

  1. First partcipants are formed into small groups.
  2. Each group brainstorms what they think is important about the three skills and share with the large group.
  3. Everyone picks a real world problem to work on.
  4. The each triad (group of three) takes turns with each role: client, coach and observer to practice the key coaching skills.
  5. After small groups feedback and large group discussion, the whole activity is repeated.

Target Audience: Coaches, Managers, Scrum Masters, Team Members

Game Credits: Michael Sahota and Portia Tung.

Game Details/Instructions: Please see full game post.