Probe and Discover: Coaching for Impact with Ramzi Marjaba (2/2)

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What does it mean to coach someone? Is that the same or different from being a people manager? Ramzi Marjaba is back to delve deep into the process of coaching. This week in episode 308, we discuss the roles of mentors, managers, coaches, and how their skills might overlap. Ramzi will share the reasons he is passionate about coaching others and the qualities of an effective coach. We also talk about how making tasks look easy can mask the hard work behind them. Original Recording Date: 12-07-2024 Ramzi Marjaba is a returning guest and the man behind We the Sales Engineers . If you missed the first part of this interview with Ramzi, check out Episode 307 . Topics – Making Things Look Easy and Keeping a Brag File, Defining Coaching through What Coaches Do, The Skills of a Coach, Managers as Coaches, Parting Thoughts and the Future of We the SEs 2:51 - Making Things Look Easy and Keeping a Brag File A software developer would practice building software every day. A sales engineer, on the other hand, is not practicing doing demos every day. They might do a dry run before a customer meeting to prepare, but that is likely it.