Examples

Working through a disagreement

In this fictional example, a colleague feels blindsided by a change to a shared project. The goal is to understand what went wrong and agree on a next step.

The scene

Teammate

They close their laptop. “I found out about the change in the group chat. I’d already started working from the old plan.”

You

“I can see how that created extra work. Which part were you already working on?”

Teammate

They pause. “The timeline. I’d already told Priya we could deliver Friday.”

You

“Let’s check what we can still deliver Friday. For future changes, can we check with each other before we post an update?”

Teammate

“Yes. Send me what you have and I’ll check it before lunch.” They pick up their laptop and head to their next meeting.

Milo’s Coaching Debrief · excerpt

What went well. Your question about their work surfaced a specific concern: they’d already committed to a date. Your proposal addressed both the immediate deadline and how to handle future changes.

Social reasoning. Closing the laptop could have meant frustration or simply that they were about to leave. Their explanation about the timeline gave you firmer evidence about what mattered.

Next challenge. Practice a disagreement where both people have reasonable priorities and there’s no immediate agreement.

Carry it into the next session

The coach can note that you asked about the impact in this scene. If you do it again in other disagreements, it may become a recurring strength. If later scenes show you tend to skip that step when pressed for time, the coach can update the observation. Use Create Training Profile to save this context and Resume from Training Profile to bring it into a later session.

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