Today, we are joined by Dr. David Morelli.

David Morelli, PhD, is the co-founder and CEO of OwlHub, with over 25 years of experience in executive coaching and leadership development. He created the RESPECT Coaching Styles™ Assessments, including self-assessment, 360 leader assessment, and team assessments. Formerly a business professor specializing in leadership, communication, strategy, and entrepreneurship, David earned an instructor rating of 4.93/5.00 from executive audiences. He served as SVP of Strategy and Talent Development at a financial technology firm, contributing to its growth from startup to a $3.5 billion valuation over 7 years. David hosts the #1 podcast OwlCast, boasting over 1.2 million subscribers. He holds an Executive MBA and a PhD in executive coaching and leadership from the University of Denver, and his insights have been featured in publications like the New York Times.

In this compelling conversation, we explore Dr. Morelli's revolutionary RESPECT framework—Rally, Educator, Strategist, Provocateur, Explorer, Confidant, and Transformer—seven distinct coaching styles that represent how the world's best coaches adapt their approach to meet individual needs. He reveals why great coaching isn't about using a single approach, but rather blending all seven styles as situations demand.

Key topics include:

-The seven RESPECT coaching styles and how they revolutionize leadership conversations

-Why Google's Project Oxygen identified coaching as the most important leadership quality

-The three characteristics of great questions that transform workplace interactions

-How to embrace awkwardness and have positively uncomfortable conversations

-The difference between coaching styles leaders prefer versus what they need as coachees

-A case study showing 180% increase in job satisfaction through coaching culture transformation

-Why AI will supplement but never replace the human connection in coaching

-How coaching principles apply beyond the workplace to family and personal relationships

Whether you're a professional coach, leader looking to develop your team, or someone seeking to improve your conversational impact, Dr. Morelli's research-backed insights provide a practical roadmap for creating transformational coaching conversations.

Dr. David Morelli's Company: https://www.owlhub.com/

Dr. David Morelli’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-morelli-phd-652bba38/

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Chapters:

(00:00 ) Introduction

(02:00 ) Tool: The Journey from Coaching Practitioner to Neuroscience Researcher

(04:00 ) Technique: Why Leaders Seek Coaching and Common Transformation Stories

(07:00 ) Tip: Understanding Google's Project Oxygen and the Importance of Coaching

(09:00 ) Tool: The RESPECT Coaching Styles Framework Explained

(15:00 ) Technique: Identifying Your Dominant Coaching Styles and Blind Spots

(19:00 ) Tip: The Three Characteristics of Great Questions

(24:00 ) Tool: Embracing Awkwardness for Breakthrough Conversations

(30:00 ) Technique: Job Nimbus Case Study - 180% Job Satisfaction Increase

(36:00 ) Tip: Coaching Preferences vs. Coaching Needs Assessment

(42:00 ) Tool: Applying RESPECT Framework Beyond the Workplace

(44:00 ) Technique: The Future of Human vs. AI Coaching

(48:00 ) Tip: Myths About Coaching That Need to Be Erased

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