Participatory Peer Coaching – What Is Working Well
Peer communication is facilitated with the open-ended question “What is Working Well?”
Participatory Peer Coaching Mentors builds important coaching experience while reading and viewing resources to support evidence-based best practices. Your educational coaching experiences (current and future) will extend to many communication opportunities for meetings, training, webinars, and peer-to-peer coaching.
The question “What is Working Well?” is a powerful tool for opening communication, fostering acceptance, and building interpersonal connection by shifting focus to positive reinforcement, identifying successful strategies, building trust, and encouraging empathy and shared understanding, making people feel heard and valued in any relationship or team setting such as:
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Team Meetings: Start with “What’s working well?” to set a positive tone. This question also is a bypass meeting interruptions and trauma-dumping.
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One-on-One Conversations: Use it to positively check in with colleagues or team members.
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Self-Reflection: Ask yourself the question to build self-awareness and reinforce personal successes.
How the Question “What’s Working Well” Strengthens Communication:
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Builds Positivity & Reinforces Success: By focusing on what’s good, you encourage more of those positive behaviors and outcomes, creating momentum.
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Opens Dialogue: It’s less confrontational than “What’s wrong?”, inviting sharing rather than defensiveness, especially in team check-ins or leadership discussions.
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Fosters Acceptance & Empathy: It encourages listening to diverse perspectives and understanding different viewpoints, essential for connection.
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Increases Trust & Transparency: Leaders using this question show they value employees’ insights, building a culture of openness.
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Promotes Problem-Solving: Understanding what works helps identify underlying strengths that can be applied to challenges.
Applications for the Question “What’s Working Well” to Strengthen Communication
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Team Meetings: Start with “What’s working well?” to set a positive tone.
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One-on-One Conversations: Use it to check in with colleagues or team members.
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Self-Reflection: Ask yourself the question to build self-awareness and reinforce personal successes.
By consistently asking and listening to the answers, individuals and groups can cultivate stronger, more connected relationships and achieve better results. The question “What is Working Well?” is a question that opens doors for communication, acceptance, and interpersonal connection.
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