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PERFORMANCE-COACHING4 MIN READ

OARS for stuck motivation

Recall OARS moves for coaching ambivalence and low confidence.

OARS What does OARS stand for? Four ways to evoke change talk. Not a script. A listening discipline. I am just not motivated by this goal. Employee does not yet have a personal reason. Open question What would make it worth even a small experiment? Explaining harder why the goal matters to the company. The question looks for a personally meaningful reason instead of forcing the manager's reason. Evoke importance. Reflection or reassurance? Reflections help people hear their own ambivalence clearly. Do not smooth over useful tension. Change-talk prompt On a scale from 1 to 10, how important is this…

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