Jason Weeman's guest appearances

Jason Weeman

Coaching for Leaders

Annie Duke

Pat Flynn

Whitney Johnson

Dorie Clark

David Allen

Cal Newport

Nir Eyal

Bonni Stachowiak

Willie Jackson

Scott Anthony Barlow

Denice Hinden

Kim Scott

Scott Young

Mark Allen

Jim Mattis

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Jason Weeman: UpworkJason Weeman works to build meaningful relationships by creating experiences that are inspiring and transformational. He has worked for some of the top brands in the world, including Apple, LinkedIn, and Upwork. Today, he is the head of corporate learning and development at Upwork. One of the key areas of focus for his team and him is building a coaching culture.In this conversation, Jason and I discuss how his team was a catalyst for coaching culture at Upwork. We discuss what worked to influence culture in this way, what didn’t work, and the lessons they learned along the way.Key PointsBe lazy, be curious, be often. -Michael Bungay Stanier 	Organizations are trying to create a culture for coaching, but not giving the feedback. The stronger that we develop a sense of common language on feedback, the better we get on quality. 	People sometimes don’t believe it should be so simple…so they try to make coaching development too complicated. 	Resist the urge to focus too much on data and tracking. 	Significant buy-in from executive leadership is critical for the success of a coaching program like this. Also, having a culture of “we” being in this together makes all the difference.Resources Mentioned 	Life at Upwork 	The Coaching Habit workshop 	The Last Feedback Workshop You’ll Ever NeedRelated Episodes 	These Coaching Questions Get Results, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 237) 	How to Get the Ideal Team Player, with Patrick Lencioni (episode 301) 	How to Create an Unstoppable Culture, with Ginger Hardage (episode 350)Discover MoreActivate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Jason Weeman: Upwork Jason Weeman works to build meaningful relationships by creating experiences that are inspiring and transformational. He has worked for some of the top brands in the world, including Apple, LinkedIn, and Upwork. Today, he is the head of corporate learning and development at Upwork. One of the key areas of focus for his team and him is building a coaching culture. In this conversation, Jason and I discuss how his team was a catalyst for coaching culture at Upwork. We discuss what worked to influence culture in this way, what didn’t work, and the lessons they learned along the way. Key Points Be lazy, be curious, be often. -Michael Bungay Stanier 	Organizations are trying to create a culture for coaching, but not giving the feedback. The stronger that we develop a sense of common language on feedback, the better we get on quality. 	People sometimes don’t believe it should be so simple…so they try to make coaching development too complicated. 	Resist the urge to focus too much on data and tracking. 	Significant buy-in from executive leadership is critical for the success of a coaching program like this. Also, having a culture of “we” being in this together makes all the difference. Resources Mentioned 	Life at Upwork 	The Coaching Habit workshop 	The Last Feedback Workshop You’ll Ever Need Related Episodes 	These Coaching Questions Get Results, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 237) 	How to Get the Ideal Team Player, with Patrick Lencioni (episode 301) 	How to Create an Unstoppable Culture, with Ginger Hardage (episode 350) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

493: Move Coaching from Theory to Practice, with Jason Weeman