#166: Best of 2025 Series: Why Being “Naturally Gifted” Can Backfire as a Coach
Update: 2025-12-07
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The Ladder of Conscious Competence
- Four stages: Conscious/Unconscious Competence & Incompetence.
- This can explain why there’s a lack of knowledge transfer at your school
- Why having unconscious competence makes skills hard to teach.
The Peter Principle in Education
- People are promoted beyond their skillset (shifting from teaching children to teaching adults).
- Success in one role doesn’t guarantee success in another.
- Effective leadership requires a balance of three key skill sets: technical, conceptual, and human
Coaching Missteps to Avoid
- Avoid coaching people to mimic your personality or style (Focus on enhancing the coachee’s unique strengths.)
- Avoid sharing personal success stories excessively ("When I was a teacher, I...").
- Ignoring the critical need for developing adult-learning skills.
🔗Take this quiz to help you understand which Catalyst Mindsets need support in those you coach or lead!
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