Stop Avoiding Resistance: Real Coaching Moves for Real Pushback

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About Course

An uncomfortable coaching conversation can leave you wondering what to say next or whether to go back at all.

This recorded webinar helps instructional coaches and school leaders understand what may be behind pushback and choose a practical next step. Start by checking whether the purpose of coaching is clear, then learn how to match your approach to the concern and build the conversation skills to work through it together.

Using the Diagnose → Act → Forget → Go Back framework, you’ll learn how to keep coaching focused on improving instruction and student learning. Includes the webinar recording and accompanying resources to help you put the learning into practice.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Clarify the purpose of coaching and connect it to a shared instructional goal.
  • Recognize possible causes of pushback, including low confidence, fear of failure, and negative past experiences.
  • Distinguish between indifference and resistance.
  • Choose coaching moves that match the concern, including modeling, small steps, and quick wins.
  • Build conversation skills to regulate yourself, hold space, defuse tension, and redirect toward the goal.
  • Apply the Diagnose → Act → Forget → Go Back framework to keep coaching moving forward.

Course Content

Working Through Coaching Resistance
Explore what may be underneath coaching pushback and how to respond with a clear purpose and a practical plan. Learn the Diagnose → Act → Forget → Go Back framework, along with conversation skills and coaching moves that help build trust and support progress.

  • Stop Avoiding Resistance: Recorded Webinar
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