Curiosity at Work: Coaching for Team Joy with Monika F. de Waal
Beyond Coding1 Touko 2024

Curiosity at Work: Coaching for Team Joy with Monika F. de Waal

Connect with Monika F. de Waal:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/monika-de-waal

https://www.uniquesources.nl/nl/about-us


References:

Where I'm from activity | https://theinspiredclassroom.com/2019/04/where-im-from-poetry-activity/


Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/TSpSmRfn0TQ

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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - Finding more joy at work
00:03:17 - Childhood ambitions
00:05:50 - Curiosity and straight to the point
00:08:02 - 1-1 coaching
00:10:02 - Time and attention for people in teams
00:11:51 - Performing comes after trust
00:13:00 - Instant trust
00:15:05 - The responsibility as a facilitator
00:16:49 - The effects of leadership behaviour
00:19:42 - Local culture wins over global
00:23:20 - The things that bind us
00:24:32 - Diverse teams perform better, only with great leadership
00:26:56 - Business principles
00:28:48 - Different cultural behaviour
00:32:24 - Who needs to change?
00:33:55 - Toxic environments
00:36:20 - It's not my problem
00:38:52 - Allowing people to do it themselves
00:40:24 - Managing time and getting better at it
00:42:43 - Referring to colleagues
00:44:31 - Reacting to change
00:46:55 - Open up the conversation
00:48:32 - When God created men, she was only joking

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