Interviewing Dr. Marcia Reynolds on coaching, writing, and her bestselling second edition of "Coach the Person, Not the Problem."

About this episode

Dr. Marcia Reynolds discusses the importance of coaching the person rather than the problem and shares insights from her bestselling book.

In a new favorite episode, we asked Master Certified Coach trainer and author, Dr. Marcia Reynolds: how do we coach the person, not the problem? And why business leaders ought to join coaches in this highly-rewarding and joyous activity. We met with Marcia a week after her second edition of "Coach the Person, Not the Problem" became a bestseller on Amazon. Marcia shares her love for taking coaching slow (especially in the beginning), noticing everything, interrupting (as needed) a...

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Host: Debbi Gardiner McCullough

Guest: Dr. Marcia Reynolds

Topics covered

• coaching
• leadership
• personal development
• business
• writing

Keywords

• coaching
• leadership
• personal development
• Dr. Marcia Reynolds
• bestseller

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Books & works: Coach the Person, Not the Problem

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