???????“We both want the same meal, but we're cooking from different recipes..." The best leaders know they need to coach their teams to solve problems themselves – but how do you accomplish that in practice? At the From Day One May virtual conference on Employee Retention, Coaching and Advancement, our CEO & Co-Founder Anita Hossain Choudhry shared two tactical strategies. Watch below as she uses these tools in a live coaching demo, and try them with your own team!
The Grand World
职业培训和指导
San Francisco，California 3,614 位关注者
The Grand is your partner in navigating transitions at the intersection of work and life.
关于我们
The Grand’s mission is to make the world a less lonely place. Our group coaching experience gives people space to be vulnerable and honest about real challenges and change we all navigate at work and at home.
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https://www.thegrand.world/
The Grand World的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 职业培训和指导
- 规模
- 2-10 人
- 总部
- San Francisco，California
- 类型
- 私人持股
- 创立
- 2019
- 领域
- community、learning、coaching和professional development
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US，California，San Francisco，94103
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As an extroverted-introvert helping build experiences at The Grand, Cher finds vulnerability challenging. It's risky, uncomfortable, with no guarantee of how it'll be received. Yet this is precisely why our group coaching is designed around it. Vulnerability doesn't happen by accident. One member from a recent founder group shared: “Folks were sharing their own stories, and I started to realize, ‘Oh yea, I’m going through the same thing.’ If you let it, it’s this shared vulnerability that can carry you through some of the more difficult moments.” Our community has taught Cher: vulnerability is easier to tap into when you surround yourself with people who can model it. #CommunityBuilding #Vulnerability #AuthenticConnection #Community #ExecutiveCoaching #Coaching #Communication
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One of our favorite communication coaching tools for work also works... at home! Hear from Anita Hossain Choudhry about the impact that outcome shift has created for her as a parent. Anita recently taught this exercise to a group of founders, and the impact was profound. One founder, Madhu, told Anita that when she was coaching a peer, she kept wanting to jump in and solve the problem. But by resisting that urge and simply sticking to these two questions, she helped them get to their own solution. And when it was her turn to be coached she realized that at her core, she just wanted to be happy—and the problem she was fixating on wasn’t the only way to get there. Her words stuck with Anita: “This was so life-changing that I now use it at home with friends and family.”
You know a coaching tool is powerful when it works on a 3-year-old. One of my favorite exercises at The Grand World is called the outcome shift, and it’s built on two simple questions: 1?? What would you like? 2?? What will having that do for you? You keep asking the second question until you get to the root of what someone truly wants. I used this on my daughter the other night when she was upset about wanting to pour soap into a cup. Instead of just shutting it down, I got curious: ?? Me: What would you like? ?? Her: I want to put soap in a cup. ?? Me: What will having that do for you? ?? Her: It will create bubbles. ?? Me: And what will having bubbles do for you? ?? Her: I’ll be able to play with them! At that moment, I saw the real goal—she didn’t care about the soap, she just wanted to play with bubbles. So I offered a different solution: ?? “What if I put your soapy hair into the cup instead?” She happily agreed. No wasted soap, lots of bubbles, and a happy kid. But this tool isn’t just for parenting—it’s transformational in leadership and coaching. I recently taught this exercise to a group of founders, and the impact was profound. One founder, Madhu, told me that when she was coaching a peer, she kept wanting to jump in and solve the problem. But by resisting that urge and simply sticking to these two questions, she helped them get to their own solution. And when it was her turn to be coached she realized that at her core, she just wanted to be happy—and the problem she was fixating on wasn’t the only way to get there. Her words stuck with me: “This was so life-changing that I now use it at home with friends and family.” When we take the time to ask better questions, we help people—including ourselves—move forward with clarity. Try this out in your next conversation and let me know what happens!
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?? Reframing our stories, reshaping our future. At The Grand World we see this all the time—leaders, founders, and professionals shifting their perspectives on past experiences to unlock growth, resilience, and self-compassion. Over time, our understanding of our experiences can evolve. When we revisit a memory with curiosity and compassion, we give ourselves the chance to see the full picture—not just the pain, but the growth. How have you reframed a past experience, and how did that shift change you? #Leadership #GrowthMindset #ExecutiveCoaching #ReframingOurStories
?? Your memories aren't fixed recordings in your brain. They're stories that change each time you tell them. A friend sent a TikTok she made last week. The video opened with the text 'you're so funny' followed by her response: 'Thanks, my boyfriend told me he was going for a walk and never came back. That was two years ago.' I knew the expected response was a laughing emoji – after all, turning heartbreak into humor is how many of us cope. But my coaching instincts sensed something deeper beneath the surface. ?? Here's the fascinating thing about memories: neuroscience shows that remembering is more about reconstruction than retrieval. Different parts of our brain work together to piece together stored information, and our current emotional state influences how we reconstruct these memories. *Our sense of self is shaped not just by what happened to us, but by how we narrate those experiences.* We often get stuck telling one version of our story, not realizing we have the power to see it differently. ?? This gives us tremendous power to heal. At The Grand World, I've seen leaders transform their perspectives: ? A founder who moved past the pain of layoffs to discover their capacity for empathetic leadership ? A PM who's "failed" launch pushed them to reimagine their entire user journey I sent my friend a heartfelt message: "I hear you, but remember all the stories about that relationship you told me? You're more than how it ended." By reducing her relationship to a joke about abandonment, she was reinforcing a limiting belief. ???? The stories we tell about our past shape our future. When you catch yourself telling a one dimensional version of your story, ask: ? What else happened during that time? ? What did you learn? ? How did you grow? I'm curious: What's a past experience you initially viewed through one lens, but now see completely differently? How did that shift in perspective change you?
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The human brain can only consciously process around 40-50 bits of information per second, despite receiving roughly 11 million bits of information every second from the senses. ?? That means we filter out over 99.9996% of what’s coming in. Ever noticed that once you start thinking about buying a certain car, you suddenly see it everywhere? That’s not a coincidence—it’s your Reticular Activating System (RAS) at work. Your RAS acts like a personal assistant for your brain, sorting through millions of bits of information and prioritizing what you focus on—whether that’s stress, negativity, or possibility. A few years ago, after losing a loved one, I (Zo?) caught myself constantly waiting for the next bad thing to happen. Even when life was objectively good, my brain was scanning for signs of impending disaster. Then, in my Grand group, I learned how to shift my focus. Instead of bracing for worst-case scenarios, I started telling myself: "These are the good days." My RAS started finding proof: ?? A warm conversation with my aunt ?? The joy of a fridge full of healthy, nourishing food ?? The fulfillment of meaningful work My circumstances didn’t change—just my focus. ??Want to train your RAS to work for you? Each week in our newsletter, we send out a simple, actionable coaching exercise to help you. ?? Sign up?via the link in the comments?to get this week’s coaching exercise in your inbox. ?? What’s one shift you want your brain to focus on this week? Make the commitment by sharing in the comments!
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We asked therapist and author of Toxic Productivity, Israa Nasir, a very Grand question: ?? What is your zone of genius? ?? Her response? Openness. "The more we open ourselves to new experiences, the higher likelihood of meeting different people and growing as a business, or even personally as a human being." Israa will be joining us for A Grand Time on Wednesday 11/20 @ 1pm PT to tell us about her new book, and how we can break free from the constant pressure to do more and thrive on our own terms. RSVP at the link in comments - hope to see you there!
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We’re so excited to host research psychologist, speaker, and author Alison Fragale for A Grand Time on Wednesday 11/13 at 11am PT. Alison will be chatting with us about her best-selling book, Likeable Badass, and the science-backed strategies the most successful women use to navigate status, power, and negotiation in the workplace. Link to RSVP in the comments – come join us!
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We can't wait for this conversation with Elisabeth Garvin, Program Director of 776 Foundation! She'll share more about the incredible work the climate fellows are doing to save the planet, how the foundation invests in them with capital and support systems, and why that's so essential. Join us for this Grand Time on Thursday! Link to sign up in the comments.
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We're thrilled to announce our growing partnership with 776 Foundation, supporting their incredible Climate Fellows program! At their recent Annual Summit in Austin, we had the privilege of facilitating coaching exercises for 40 brilliant young leaders dedicated to saving our planet. This experience reaffirmed our belief in the transformative power of community and coaching, especially in moments of uncertainty. As we embark on supporting the third cohort of climate fellows, we're excited to nurture their leadership skills and emotional resilience, providing them with the tools they need to turn audacious ideas into reality. Together with 776 Foundation, we're committed to empowering the next generation of climate innovators and fostering a brighter, more sustainable future for all ????.
There’s something so inspiring about being in a room with a group of young leaders dedicating their lives and brilliance to save the planet. We had the opportunity to facilitate coaching exercises at 776 Foundation's Annual Summit in Austin where they brought together 40 Climate Fellows, and it gave me a renewed sense of hope in humanity and our future. ? That was just a small part of our journey together, and I can’t wait to see how The Grand World's partnership with 776 Foundation grows over time. The foundation was created in 2022 by Alexis Ohanian Sr. and led by Elisabeth Garvin, with a mission to equip the next generation of climate leaders with the support they need to bring world-changing ideas to life. The Grand will work closely with the Foundation to provide coaching and guidance to the fellows who are working to tackle some of the world’s most pressing climate challenges. One common thread we’ve heard from fellows since we started our work together was in moments when they were lost, or stuck, or uncertain, a conversation with another fellow or their coach helped them get on a stronger path forward. That’s exactly why we deeply believe in the transformative power of community and coaching. We’re excited to grow our impact (alongside our amazing coaches Ally Sprague, Robert DuBois, Seisei Tatebe-Goddu) by supporting the third cohort of climate fellows starting this week! Through this ongoing partnership, The Grand and 776 Foundation are committed to nurturing the leadership skills and emotional resilience of these young innovators, ensuring they have the tools and support system to turn their audacious ideas into a reality. We look forward to seeing the game-changing impact these Fellows will have on the world! Let’s go! ?? If you want to hear more about 776 Foundation and their impactful work, please join me and Elisabeth Garvin for A Grand Time on October 17th. Sign up link in the comments below!
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??Join us for A Grand Time with Megan Hellerer?? We're thrilled to welcome Megan Hellerer for an inspiring conversation on her journey from traditional success to true fulfillment. After graduating top of her class at Stanford and spending 8 years as a Google executive, Megan realized that checking all the boxes wasn’t the answer to happiness. She took a bold step—quitting her "great-on-paper" job without a plan. Out of her quest for meaning, she wrote Directional Living, a transformative approach that’s helped hundreds of Underfulfilled Overachievers redefine success and live with intention, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whom she coached. Join us for a community conversation with Megan on 10/1. We’ll be purchasing her book for the first 25 attendees who RSVP. Drop us a comment if you'd like to join and we'll follow up with an invite! ?
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