Aug 12, 2026 · 16 min · 8 segments
In this episode, we take on something pretty basic to being human—our need to connect with other people. Friends, family, people at work. We need each other. Yet loneliness, isolation, and anxiety…
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Um, I'll share an exercise, uh, that I did, and I, I'd like to think that I came up with it, but I may have read it somewhere.
Uh, when I have a coaching relationship, particularly with someone who's new in a role or perhaps struggling in the role, I ask them, uh, in a homework assignment, I said, "Look, I want you to identify the top five people.
You can perhaps come up with more, but let's start out with the top five people that are absolutely critical to your success and ultimately the success of the organization in your role.
Part two is I then want you to rank on a scale of 1 to 10 the quality and depth of that relationship, and we'll talk about it next time."
We all have a lot of things in our toolbox that we use as coaches, but it's usually one of the biggest eye-openers-
... that, that, you know, that it's really an eye-opener if someone's been in the role a while and, and they fess up and speak honestly, someone very critical to their success and the organization's success is a two or a three.
It's a blind spot, but we don't take the time not only to do an exercise like that, but to do it regularly.
And I'm thinking when it's teams that I've worked with, we begin to develop the honesty in the relationship.
And, and, uh, it, it, uh, sometimes, uh, the team building will kick off enough success without saying, "You know that jerk?" [laughs]
Um, I'll share an exercise, uh, that I did, and I, I'd like to think that I came up with it, but I may have read it somewhere.
Uh, when I have a coaching relationship, particularly with someone who's new in a role or perhaps struggling in the role, I ask them, uh, in a homework assignment, I said, "Look, I want you to identify the top five people.
You can perhaps come up with more, but let's start out with the top five people that are absolutely critical to your success and ultimately the success of the organization in your role.
Part two is I then want you to rank on a scale of 1 to 10 the quality and depth of that relationship, and we'll talk about it next time."
We all have a lot of things in our toolbox that we use as coaches, but it's usually one of the biggest eye-openers-
... that, that, you know, that it's really an eye-opener if someone's been in the role a while and, and they fess up and speak honestly, someone very critical to their success and the organization's success is a two or a three.
It's a blind spot, but we don't take the time not only to do an exercise like that, but to do it regularly.
And I'm thinking when it's teams that I've worked with, we begin to develop the honesty in the relationship.
And, and, uh, it, it, uh, sometimes, uh, the team building will kick off enough success without saying, "You know that jerk?" [laughs]
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