Expansive Listening in Action: Episode 235

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April 7, 2025

Best-selling author and coaching expert, Elena Aguilar, brings weekly tips, tools, and wisdom to educators with one goal: to help you thrive.

Coaching the problem, not the person, is the number one trap that coaches fall into. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how you can use expansive listening to unlock possibilities and empower your client.

Notable moments:

01:12 The Power of Expansive Listening
02:49 Role Play Demonstration: Default Listening
11:10 Role Play Demonstration: Expansive Listening
22:09 Conclusion and Resources

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Reflection questions:

Which of the two demonstrations felt most similar to your current approach?
What underlying beliefs and ways of being contributed to the two different approaches?
What is one move Elena made that you would like to try on in an upcoming conversation?

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