This week's coaching question: What assumptions have you made?
We all make assumptions. It’s normal, but when the assumptions are not visible to us it can be a problem.
We get on a track — the thinking feels logical, the direction feels obvious — and nobody stops to ask what's actually underneath it. What assumptions are we basing it on? This question comes in from the side and asks someone to make their assumptions explicit. Not to tear them down or to necessarily change course, just to see them clearly.
Are the assumptions accurate? Are they still true? Is this the track you actually want to stay on?
Sometimes we can be surprised by our own invisible assumptions and this question really helps us see things more clearly.
