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Gustave Lacaille

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ArticleThe ROI of AI Coaching: What to Measure and What to ExpectCoaching meta-analyses show large individual effects. Here is what AI changes in the ROI equation, and how to measure it without fooling yourself.7 min readArticleAI Executive Coaching: What It Can (and Can't) ReplaceExecutive coaching works, but stays rare and expensive. What an AI coach can genuinely take over, what stays human, and how leaders combine both.6 min readArticleAI Sales Coaching: Turning Every Rep's Prep Into Deliberate PracticeHow an AI sales coach turns discovery prep, pitch rehearsal, MEDDPICC deal audits and loss debriefs into deliberate practice: minutes a day, not offsites.7 min readArticleThe Art of Feedback: Tips & Best Practices for Lasting ImpactTrust, conditions, frameworks: the craft of feedback that actually lands.7 min readArticleAssertiveness: Being True to Yourself in ConversationsSaying what you mean without armor or apology: six feedback models, each illustrated with the same real situation.6 min readArticleEverything Starts With AwarenessThe first move in any change is noticing: fully, without judgment.4 min readArticleBeyond the Carrot and the Stick: Mastering Motivation in the Modern WorkplaceAutonomy, mastery, purpose: what actually moves people when incentives stop working.4 min readArticleThe Paradigm Shift Nobody Talks About: Stop Qualifying Your Prospects. Start Coaching Them.Coaching-based selling, defined: why the best discovery calls don't qualify prospects, they create clarity the prospect couldn't reach alone.9 min readArticleConsistency over perfectionSmall and steady rewires more than rare and perfect: why rhythm beats intensity, and a 3-day protocol to prove it to yourself.3 min readArticle25 Conversation-Shifting Questions That Can Save You 12 Years of PracticeTwenty-five discovery questions, grouped by moment in the sales cycle, with the coaching science behind why each group works.5 min readVideoDeep Work in a Distracted WorldA 12-minute talk on protecting attention as your most valuable asset.12 min watchArticleDid I do my best today?A nightly question that turns experience into growth: why asking about effort beats judging outcomes, with a 3-day protocol.3 min readArticleDiscovery in 13 Dimensions (from fog to strategic clarity)A complete sales discovery framework: 8 dimensions to gauge a problem's gravity, 5 to read the buying dynamics, with a real deal as a running example.7 min readArticleDoes AI Coaching Work? What the Evidence Actually ShowsAn honest review of the evidence on AI coaching: meta-analyses, randomized trials, real limits, and how to use it well.11 min readArticleWhat is essential for me to do today that only I can do?One morning question to cut through the noise of a crowded day: why it works, a 3-day protocol, and the traps to avoid.3 min readVideoThe Feedback MasterclassHow to give feedback that lands without bruising the relationship.18 min watchArticleFinding the bottleneck is not enough: leaders also need to think correctlySpotting the constraint isn't enough; leaders need thinking models to fix the right one.5 min readArticleFrom Doing to BeingA micro-pause before decisions and conversations: "Who am I being right now?", and why that one question changes everything that follows.3 min readArticleIs Your Team 'Good' or 'Great'? Here's How to Make the Leap.The difference between a good team and a great one is rarely talent: Collins's five concepts, applied at team scale.5 min readArticleHow should you use your AI Coach?Five real scenarios from a manager's week, with the exact prompts, to fold your AI coach into how you already work.4 min readArticleThe illusion of progress is one of leadership's most expensive trapsMotion is not progress: how busy teams stand still, and what to measure instead.6 min readArticleThe Johari Window: A Simple Framework for Self-AwarenessFour panes that reveal what you know, what others see, and what's hidden.6 min readArticleWhy Knowing Yourself Is the Ultimate Strategic SkillSelf-knowledge as the leverage point behind every long-term decision.6 min readArticleThe Leadership Range: Choosing the Right Mode at the Right MomentDirective, supportive, coaching, mentoring: how to read the situation and choose the right mode at the right moment.4 min readArticleLeading Between Asking and TellingThe daily tension between asking and telling: what Schein calls Humble Inquiry, and how to recalibrate in the middle of a conversation.4 min readArticleLocus of Control: Where Do You Place the Blame?How shifting from external to internal locus rewires your sense of agency.6 min readArticleMake me want to changeMotivation rarely precedes action: how a coaching conversation creates the want.4 min read