TTT Coach Resources Wks 2-4


My Identity is a Superpower - not an Obstacle

Hollywood needs to stop resisting what the world actually looks like, says actor, director and activist America Ferrera. Tracing the contours of her career, she calls for more authentic representation of different cultures in media -- and a shift in how we tell our stories. "Presence creates possibility," she says.

On Eye Contact

“Sensitivity to eye contact seems to be innate and universal among humans; however, several studies suggest that cultural norms affect eye contact behaviours” - a useful study by Hironori Akechi et al of some social context differences in eye contact.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596353/


Podcast with Nancy Kline

Rick Randall, Chairman and CEO of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys and founder of the Indianapolis law firm of Randall, Gentry & Pike interviews Nancy Kline on the thinking process and the client-advisor relationship.


Fine Point

Nancy has written a few short pieces called “Fine Point”. Here are two that are particularly relevant to the Thinking Partnership / Coaching session.

Fine Point: Are They Finished?

Fine Point: Assumption or Belief?


Why Coaches Need to Stop Asking So Many Questions! Part 1


Dare to Disagree

Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but as Margaret Heffernan shows us, good disagreement is central to progress.


Dialogue in Coaching

Having mastered the Thinking session in its purest form, if there’s a need in the Coaching session for a Dialogue, how can you do that well? Read on …


Why Coaches Need to Stop Asking So Many Questions! Part 2.

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Diversity & Privilege

Privilege is all-too-often invisible. In this fascinating follow-up to her 2017 TEDx Talk, transgender pastor Paula Stone Williams explains what her life was like before transitioning -- as a successful white male CEO. "I've learned lessons that, men, I don't think there's any other way to learn unless you also transition genders." If you want to know what life is like on both sides, and what we can do to close the gap, have a watch.


Time to Think Course Companions:

Companion I

Companion II

Companion III