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The Parliament Vol. 2, No. 25
Who Benefits From Your Unique Talents?
Thomas Greek
July 18, 2025
COACHING PROMPT OF THE WEEK
“Who Benefits From Your Unique Talents?”
I love this coaching question!
It helps to shift a team member's focus from an internal inventory of skills to an external awareness of their impact. It also feels really good and builds self-confidence to think about how your skills and talents impact your world in a positive way.
This question can take a team member from simply thinking about skills (e.g., good with data) to something more profound and meaningful (e.g. making sense of the world through stories). It’s looking beyond the “job” to find a deeper “contribution.”
You might use this question in a developmental discussion, a one-on-one, or even a performance review. It’s particularly helpful when you intuit that your team member might be feeling adrift and seeking purpose and meaning in their work.
Here are a few extra questions you might ask:
How, specifically, do they benefit?
How does knowing this change how you view your role?
Are there people you wish were benefiting from your talents who currently aren't?
Remember that coaching isn’t telling! Coaching is about staying curious and making space for those in our care to become confident authors of their own stories.
Unlock a deeper understanding of yourself and others with the Johari Window model! 🪟✨
By exploring its four quadrants—Open, Blind, Hidden, and Unknown—you can enhance self-awareness, improve communication, and build stronger relationships.
Discover hidden strengths, gain insights from others, and embrace personal growth. Let's open up and connect on a deeper level! 🌟💬
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"The leader's job is not to have all the answers, but to ask the right questions." — Peter Drucker
This was a profound lesson for me, learned much later in my leadership journey.
As a young and ambitious leader, I felt like I needed to know it all, or “fake it ‘till I made it.”
If I didn’t have all the answers, what good was I? How could I prove my worth to the organization and those that I led?
It wasn’t until I started adopting a Coach Approach that I saw the power of curiosity and of “not knowing.”
Shifting from "Sage on the Stage" to "Guide on the Side" was a game changer, personally and professionally.
Real leadership is about developing your people, not just directing them, and understanding that true leadership lies in making everyone around you more powerful.
What if you didn’t need to have all the answers?
Thanks and Be Well!
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