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Hosted by best-selling author, speaker and performance coach Brett Bartholomew, the Art of Coaching Podcast is a weekly show aimed at getting to the core of what it takes to change attitudes & behaviors in the weight-room, boardroom and everywhere in between.
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Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Think about the last time you dealt with someone you were trying really hard to be professional with.
Despite multiple miscommunications on their part — and what was clearly laziness, apathy, and them mailing it in — you kept trying to be the adult.
You kept overcompensating for their lack of effort.
You kept telling yourself, “Hold yourself to a higher standard.”
But it’s still getting you nowhere.
You want to lose it.
You want to let them have it.
But you hesitate — because everything in leadership and communication says “keep your cool.”
So the question becomes:
At what point does that restraint stop helping and start hurting?
At what point are you completely justified in going old-school — 1950s dad style — and giving someone a full-on ass-chewing?
What You’ll Learn:
•How to recognize when it’s time to stop playing nice and start holding the line
•A real-world filter to help you decide when to confront someone directly
•Why giving someone the business doesn’t mean losing your professionalism
•How to hit someone with hard truth — without losing your message or your control
Why It Matters:
If you lead, coach, manage, or parent — this will give you a concrete decision-making lens for high-friction moments. You’ll stop second-guessing yourself when someone needs to be checked, and you’ll know how to do it in a way that’s firm, clear, and productive.
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