Episode 54 - Assessments That Support, Not Stress — Three Guiding Questions

Episode 54 - Assessments That Support, Not Stress — Three Guiding Questions

From Three Questions with Meghann Koppele Duffy by Meghann

April 6, 2026 · 35 min · Episode 54

About this episode

In this episode, Meghann discusses the importance of understanding assessments in client interactions to improve results.

Are you assessing your clients or just reacting to what you see? In this episode of Three Questions, I unpack the difference between observing and actually assessing and why that distinction might be the missing link in your results. Because noticing something isn’t the same as understanding it, and when we skip that step, we often end up chasing the wrong problem. I share how I think about assessments as a way to guide direction, not prove answers, and why the best assessments don’t simplify...

Topics covered

  • assessments
  • client observation
  • guiding questions
  • results
  • understanding

Keywords

  • client assessment
  • observation vs assessment
  • guidance
  • problem solving

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