BECOMING A ONE-MINUTE COACH

If Blanchard and Johnson conceptualized the idea of a One Minute Manager in their book by that title way back in 1981, then if we conceptualize the idea of a One Minute Coach here in 2025, the question to explore is this: Exactly how long would that take in terms of training?

Well, as you know the fast track for becoming a certified Meta-Coach takes 6 preparation days and then 9 intense bootcamp days and that’s just to provide you the foundational models. Once you have the beginnings of NLP, Meta-States, Matrix Model, The Facilitation Model, Meta- Programs, and the Self-Actualization Quadrants—you are ready to begin practicing the fundamental skills. Amazing, right?

Now what is amazing is that with just those basic psychological models governing how people think, feel, speak and act— you can learn how to coach at a meta-level. And what does that mean? It means you develop meta-skills about the coaching skills thereby empowering you to keep refining, developing, and expanding the coaching skills. And as with any professional discipline that involves practical psychology—it simply takes a lot of time and practice to integrate the skills so that you can use them effectively and efficiently.