Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What happens in a coaching session, what am I looking for, and why do I talk about relationships so much?
The answer is because 90% of the work in any kind of Lead to Leadership role is people work. Design leaders don’t usually have design problems. They’re people problems.
So exploring how you do relationships helps you enormously in the context of the tactical at work. You’re not getting buy-in or credibility because of your work, but because people don’t trust you or your story isn’t landing.
In my coaching I’m exploring the situation with you, but also observing and reflecting back what I’m seeing about your response to it so that we can work on that, too.
Website: polaine.com
Newsletter: pln.me/nws
Podcast: pln.me/p10
Courses: courses.polaine.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/apolaine
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What happens in a coaching session, what am I looking for, and why do I talk about relationships so much?
The answer is because 90% of the work in any kind of Lead to Leadership role is people work. Design leaders don’t usually have design problems. They’re people problems.
So exploring how you do relationships helps you enormously in the context of the tactical at work. You’re not getting buy-in or credibility because of your work, but because people don’t trust you or your story isn’t landing.
In my coaching I’m exploring the situation with you, but also observing and reflecting back what I’m seeing about your response to it so that we can work on that, too.
Website: polaine.com
Newsletter: pln.me/nws
Podcast: pln.me/p10
Courses: courses.polaine.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/apolaine
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/andypolaine.bsky.social
