Great Managers Don't Need to Be Great Coaches

A product manager spent three hours asking coaching questions only to hear: 'Just tell me what you want.' The truth? Great managers don't always need to be great coaches. Sometimes directive leadership is exactly what your team needs. Full article: https://davidohnstad.info/great-managers-coaches-myth/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-11-02
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23892741
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Coaching Methods and Impact
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Great Managers Don't Need to Be Great Coaches

David Ohnstad
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Coaching Methods and Impact
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Great Managers Don't Need to Be Great Coaches

David Ohnstad
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Abstract

A product manager spent three hours asking coaching questions only to hear: 'Just tell me what you want.' The truth? Great managers don't always need to be great coaches. Sometimes directive leadership is exactly what your team needs. Full article: https://davidohnstad.info/great-managers-coaches-myth/

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