x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar

It’s possible for every coaching conversation to build connection and spark change, and Elena Aguilar will show you how. Elena Aguilar is one of education’s leading voices on coaching. Educators around the globe use her research-based coaching method to transform their organizations. Her company, Bright Morning, brings the ideas in her best-selling books to life by providing world-class professional development to mission-driven leaders. In The Bright Morning Podcast, Elena teaches you how to make

education self-improvement

All Episodes

20:50

How to Set Yourself Up For a Great Year [Repeat]

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/12/30

Resolutions don’t work for the overwhelming number of people, but we know what does! In this timely episode replay, Elena shares the simple, research-based, strategy she used to support her in making 2023 one of her best years yet. Listen in, grab your free resource, and take the first step in making 2025 a great year. Keep learning: Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to our January Back from Break series, and 44 additional Skill Sessions!Cor...

en-us

12:58

Preparing for Break [Replay]

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/12/23

In this timely replay, Elena once again becomes the coach in your ear, providing some guidance for how you can think about winter break to ensure it serves you and your needs. Keep learning: Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to our January Back from Break series, and 44 additional Skill Sessions!Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching Receive weekly wisdom and tools from ...

en-us

25:02

The Final Coaching Conversation of the Calendar Year:...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/12/16

The Peak End rule tells us that people's final experience has an outsized influence on how they remember something. This is great news for our coaching! In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to use the final conversation of the calendar year to send your clients into break feeling empowered and accomplished. Notable moments: 00:30 Setting the Stage for Role Play Demonstration 02:10 Jumping into the Role Play16:42 Debriefing the Role Play22:38 Final Thoughts and ResourcesKeep ...

en-us

17:23

How to Know What Your Clients Think About Your...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/12/09

Soliciting feedback from your coaching clients has big benefits, including strengthening your practice, building trust, and modeling being a learner. And it can be scary! In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to confidently and clearly ask for client feedback and acknowledge receiving it. As a bonus, you’ll also hear how to open your coaching conversations with a question that builds resilience! Notable moments: 00:43 Role Play Demonstration Setup02:55 Part 1: Introducing the Feed...

en-us

23:21

Navigating Confidentiality in Coaching: Coaching...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/12/02

Elena addresses one of the most challenging aspects of coaching—navigating confidentiality within an organization. Through a role-play conversation with a school administrator, she demonstrates how to approach situations where a teacher's performance negatively impacts students while maintaining confidentiality. This conversation is part of our Learning Library skill session, Updating Admin on a Struggling Teacher. Notable moments: 00:45 Role Play: Addressing Concerns with an A...

en-us

9:56

Your 10-Minute Conversation Reflection Guide [Replay]

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/11/25

The easiest thing you can do to improve your coaching conversations is to incorporate reflection. In this fan-favorite episode replay, Elena shares the three questions you need to engage in a 10-minute post-coaching conversation reflection that will supercharge your learning. Keep learning: Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to Reflecting on a Coaching Conversation and 47 additional Skill SessionsAttend The Art of Transformational Coaching wor...

en-us

16:09

Disrupting Racism at the Dinner Table…And Beyond...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/11/18

The winter holidays can include many things: time with family, a break from work…and maybe some casual racism over dinner. In today’s episode, Elena provides a quick overview of her What to Say When You Hear Something Racist framework. This is the content you need for the most essential holiday prep: preparing to disrupt racism. Note: this episode is a timely replay from our What to Say When You Hear Something Racist series. Keep learning: What to Say When You Hear Something Racist ...

en-us

16:06

How to Prepare for a Coaching Conversation in Five...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/11/11

In this replay of a fan-favorite episode, Elena shares a minute-by-minute breakdown of how you should spend the five minutes before you walk into a meeting where you will be coaching. These five steps provide you with the greatest potential for that meeting to be transformative for both yourself and your client. Keep learning: Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to Planning for a Coaching Conversation and 47 additional Skill SessionsAttend The ...

en-us

1:14

Bright Morning Podcast Trailer

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/11/08

en-us

10:40

A Question to Cultivate Agency [Replay]

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/11/04

How do you kindle a sense of power and agency in your client when they are feeling deflated or overwhelmed? In this fan-favorite replay episode of our special four-part First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation. In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the cu...

en-us

28:15

Soliciting Feedback from Your Admin: Coaching...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/10/28

We spend most of our waking hours at work. With that level of investment, we better make sure that what we’re doing is working, but too often, we just hope for the best. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to effectively lead a feedback conversation with an administrator. It also includes a debrief discussing the conversation's dynamics and the significance of vulnerability. Elena also shares what she wishes she would have done with more challenging coach/admin relationships in the past. ...

en-us

23:16

Coaching an Emotions-Resistant Client: Coaching...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/10/21

How do you coach emotions with a client who doesn’t want to talk about their emotions? That’s what you’ll learn in this episode. In just ten minutes, Elena skillfully supports her “client” to consider the anger he’s experiencing with his administrators in a new light. At the end of the conversation, Elena will share why she made the moves she made and why they work. Notable moments: 01:01 Introduction to Today's Coaching Demonstration03:37 Identifying the Client’s Frustrations and C...

en-us

32:42

Navigating Client Cancelations: Coaching...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/10/14

What do you do when a client continues to cancel their meetings with you? That’s what you’ll learn in this episode. Elena demonstrates practical strategies through three role-playing scenarios with Cary, a former teacher. This episode is a must-listen for coaches seeking to enhance their confidence and effectiveness in building productive client relationships.Notable moments: 02:20 Scenario 1: New Teacher Struggles11:19 Scenario 2: Fourth-Year Teacher Overwhelm21:51 Scenario 3: Resistanc...

en-us

22:43

Using the Gaps Framework: Coaching Demonstration:...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/10/07

Elena coaches a teacher experiencing frustration after a failed family night in her classroom. She introduces the Gaps Framework to support the teacher in identifying what gaps might have contributed to the disappointing experience, considering both the families and the teacher’s potential needs. The Gaps Framework is designed to expand perspective and identify potential pathways forward, empowering teachers to tackle their areas for growth. Mentioned on this episode: Become a Frien...

en-us

25:24

How to Open and Close a Coaching Conversation:...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/10/01

Running short on time in your coaching conversations? This episode is for you. Elena, playing the role of a school-based coach, demonstrates how to deftly navigate through the three phases of a coaching conversation—beginning, middle, and end—using skills from her “Arc of a Coaching Conversation” Skill Session. Set your timer and listen in to learn how to open and close your meetings in just five minutes. Notable Moments:00:00 Introduction to the Bright Morning Podcast00:56 Demonstration...

en-us

22:57

Navigating First Observation Nerves: Episode 218

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/09/23

If you’re leading classroom observations, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Elena, playing the role of school-based coach, demonstrates how to navigate a client resistant to a classroom observation early in the year.This coaching demonstration is an extension of our “Preparing for Your First Observation” Skill Session in the Learning Library. Learn more below.Notable moments:00:29 Setting Up the Coaching Demonstration02:38 Starting the Coaching Conversation03:13 Addressing Nervousnes...

en-us

18:43

The Getting-to-Know-You Conversation: Episode 217

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/09/16

Elena demonstrates how to facilitate an impactful getting-to-know-you portion of a coaching conversation. Playing the role of a school-based coach working with a new coaching client, she models how to integrate a client’s core values into the discussion, learn more about their past experience, and set the tone for openness and connection. And she does it all in less than 15 minutes. Mentioned on this episode: Become a Friend of the Podcast Opportunities for continued learning...

en-us

40:59

Aligning Expectations Between Coach and Admin:...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/09/09

In this episode, Elena (playing the role of school-based coach) and Mike (playing the role of her admin) explore the introduction of a new coaching model within a school district. They discuss the definition and goals of coaching, teacher development strategies, and the implementation of PD cycles. The conversation highlights the importance of aligning coaching with broader school priorities. Key topics include the balance between maintaining confidentiality in coaching relationships, ensurin...

en-us

27:16

Designing Impactful Coaching Goals: Episode 215

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/09/02

The number one way to make every conversation count is to have a clearly defined coaching goal that matters for students that you and your client are aligned on. In this episode, Elena, playing the role of school-based coach, demonstrates how to lead a conversation with a client where you move from a school-wide directive to a specific goal that motivates an individual client.This coaching demonstration is an extension of our Determining Your Coaching Focus/Goals skill session in the Learning...

en-us

6:24

Ep 214: Crafting Your Personal Vision for the School...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/08/26

The beginning of the school year is the ideal time to ground yourself in who you want and need to be in your role this year. Elena provides two exercises to help coaches and school leaders start the year with the clarity they need to thrive. Mentioned on this episode: Become a Friend of the Podcast Learning Library membership Opportunities for continued learning: Become a Bright Morning Member “Crafting Your Personal Vision” Skill Session (Learning Library)Join ...

en-us

331 results

Similar Podcasts

Science Talk

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

五分钟心理学

柠檬心理

Daily Facts

Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.

Les dents et dodo

BFMTV

Veterinary Clinical Podcasts

The Royal Veterinary College