Team Trek Coach Training Podcast

EP34 — Reading the Group PI: What the Aggregate Tells You That Individual Reports Can't   In the Baseline arc, you worked with one person's data — or two. Now we scale up. The Group Personal Inventory Report takes every participant's individual responses and collapses them into a single team portrait — one set of averages that tells you what this group collectively believes about ho...

EP35 — Facilitating the Group PI Debrief: The Honest Mirror in Practice   You've read the data. Now you're in the room. This episode walks through the full group PI facilitation — from the opening frame that determines whether the data lands or gets explained away, through the strengths conversation (why it's anchoring, not warming up), into the growth areas segment where most coach...

EP36 — Reading the Group WorkStyle Composition: What the Team Portrait Means   When you have a whole team's WorkStyle data in front of you, you're not looking at individuals anymore. You're looking at a system. This episode covers how to read a group WorkStyle composition report — what the type distribution tells you, why absence matters as much as presence, and how each type's...

EP37 — Facilitating the WorkStyle Composition Conversation in Session 5   The WorkStyle composition conversation is the last piece of the Profile before the team moves into the Plan. Done well, the group leaves with a specific answer to one question: given who we are as a system, where are we most likely to fail? This episode covers how to open the lens correctly — establishing a team composition...

Episode 29: Types in Relationship Every coaching engagement involves at least two types in relationship — and some combinations create predictable tension while others create remarkable synergy. This episode maps the cross-type dynamics coaches encounter most often, explains why certain pairings struggle with trust even when both parties have good intentions, and gives coaches the language to name...

Episode 30: Putting It Together: WorkStyles + PI = Baseline Report This is the integration episode — where WorkStyles type, Personal Inventory behavioral data, and the Baseline Report come together as a unified coaching system. Coaches learn how to read the full picture, what to prioritize when the data creates tension, and how to use the integrated view to build development plans grounded in both...

Episode 31: The Baseline Report in Practice — The Coaching Session This episode is where the framework meets real coaching. Using a real Baseline Report, we walk through a complete coaching session with Jenny — a Connector, specifically a Unifier — and pay particular attention to the moments where the WorkStyles profile and the Personal Inventory tell different stories about the same person. That...

Episode 32: The Baseline Relationship Report — What It Contains and Why It Exists The Baseline Relationship Report is not a comparison of two people — it is a portrait of a relationship. This episode walks coaches through all ten sections of the report, what each is designed to surface about the dynamic between two people, and the critical design choice that keeps Part Two data confidential to pro...

Episode 33: The Relationship Report in Practice — Coaching One Person Through a Conversation with the Other This episode is the practice session. Using two real profiles — a Connector and a Stabilizer — we walk through what a pre-conversation coaching session looks like when a coach prepares one person to navigate a significant conversation with the other. The mirror dynamic in this pairing is one...

Episode 12: The Disruptor (ENTP) The Disruptor challenges the status quo by design — and that makes them one of the most valuable and most misunderstood people in any organization. This episode profiles the Disruptor's behavioral signature, explains why they create resistance even when they're right, and gives coaches the specific moves to channel disruption into innovation without losin...

Episode 13: The Mobilizer (ENTJ) The Mobilizer turns strategy into momentum — they're the Strategist who doesn't just see the vision but rallies people toward it. This episode covers the Mobilizer's natural strengths in activation and alignment, the blind spots that emerge when urgency overrides process, and the coaching approach that helps them build sustainable movement rather tha...

Episode 14: Coaching the Connector The Connector builds trust through relationship and leads from empathy. This episode gives coaches a full type portrait — how Connectors create belonging on teams, where their relational orientation can become a liability under pressure, and the coaching moves that help them lead with both heart and clarity. The Connector's strengths are easy to underestimat...

Episode 15: The Advisor (INFJ) The Advisor leads through principled foresight and quiet counsel — they're the Connector who sees what others miss and holds the organization accountable to its own values. This episode profiles the Advisor's specific coaching signature, the way they build trust through depth and integrity, and the blind spots that emerge when their extraordinary insight st...

Episode 16: The Motivator (ENFP) The Motivator leads through energy and possibility — they're the Connector who makes people believe that something better is always achievable. This episode profiles the Motivator's behavioral signature, where their infectious enthusiasm creates momentum and where it creates noise, and the coaching moves that help them channel their extraordinary gift for...

Episode 17: The Seeker (INFP) The Seeker pursues authenticity above all else — they're the Connector whose core drive is alignment between who they are and what they do. This episode covers the Seeker's specific behavioral profile, the tension between their deep values orientation and the team's need for directness and resilience, and the coaching approach that helps them move from...

Episode 18: The Unifier (ENFJ) The Unifier leads through relational influence and cultural vision — they're the Connector whose core drive is helping people grow together around a shared mission. This episode covers what makes the Unifier distinct within the Connector type, how they create belonging and alignment on teams, and the coaching moves that help them pair their natural warmth with t...

Episode 19: Coaching the Stabilizer The Stabilizer builds trust through reliability — they do what they say, finish what they start, and keep teams anchored when everything else is in flux. This episode gives coaches a full type portrait: the Stabilizer's natural strengths in execution and consistency, the friction that emerges when change is constant, and the coaching moves that help them ad...

Episode 20: The Administrator (ESTJ) The Administrator leads through decisive execution and operational authority — they're the Stabilizer who turns order into results. This episode profiles the Administrator's behavioral signature, how they step forward to organize and activate when things feel inefficient or unclear, and the coaching moves that help them achieve results without the rel...

Episode 21: The Auditor (ISTJ) The Auditor leads through precision and integrity — they're the Stabilizer whose core drive is ensuring work is done correctly, completely, and to standard every time. This episode covers the Auditor's specific strengths in quality and compliance, the ways their exacting standards can feel discouraging when communicated as criticism rather than care, and th...

Episode 22: The Coordinator (ESFJ) The Coordinator leads through relational order — they're the Stabilizer who preserves harmony while ensuring responsibilities are met and people feel genuinely cared for. This episode profiles the Coordinator's behavioral signature, how they serve as the relational scaffolding of the team, and the coaching moves that help them pair their natural warmth...

Episode 23: The Steward (ISFJ) The Steward leads through loyalty and quiet strength — they're the Stabilizer whose deep sense of responsibility for people, processes, and values creates safety and continuity for everyone around them. This episode covers the Steward's specific behavioral profile, the cost they often absorb quietly in high-demand environments, and the coaching approach tha...

Episode 24: Coaching the Improviser The Improviser builds trust through adaptability — they thrive in uncertainty, respond faster than anyone else in the room, and generate creative solutions on the fly. This episode gives coaches a full type portrait: the Improviser's natural strengths in dynamic environments, the friction they create when structure is required, and the coaching moves that h...

Episode 25: The Expeditor (ESTP) The Expeditor moves fast, removes obstacles, and gets things done — they're the Improviser who translates urgency into action with a directness that cuts through complexity. This episode profiles the Expeditor's behavioral signature, the tension between their bias for action and the team's need for alignment, and the coaching moves that help them bri...

Episode 26: The Persuader (ESFP) The Persuader moves people — through energy, conviction, and a natural ability to read what an audience needs to hear. This episode covers the Persuader's specific strengths in influence and communication, the ways their persuasive orientation can undermine trust when it outpaces substance, and the coaching moves that ground their influence in credibility. 

Episode 27: The Troubleshooter (ISTP) The Troubleshooter excels in crisis — they diagnose problems fast, adapt in real time, and perform best when the situation is most uncertain. This episode profiles the Troubleshooter's behavioral signature, why they sometimes struggle in low-stakes routine environments, and the coaching approach that helps them build consistency without losing the edge th...