STaR Coach Show

Focusing on Strategies, Tools and Resources for Professional Coaches

Author: Meg Rentschler

The STaR Coach Show was created for professional coaches. Whether you are an Executive Coach, a Life Coach, a Business Coach or perhaps considering whether you would like to become a coach the show was created for you. STaR Coaches is all about sharing Strategies, Tools and Resources about the field of coaching. Authors, speakers, successful coaches and industry leaders will share their expertise and wisdom in many different areas-business building, skills sets, internal coaching, external coaching, frameworks and so much more. Each show will run between 20 to 40 minutes and can be accessed on your mobile devices so that you can listen while you exercise, commute, cook, clean, relax or whatever works for you. Each week every show will offer new insights, wisdom and advice that come from our guests; their stories, journeys and experiences. Tap into the learning to expand your coaching horizons. About the host: Meg Rentschler an Executive and Mentor Coach is the host of the STaR Coach Show. She has been working with others to make positive changes in their lives for over 30 years first as a psychotherapist working with couples, individuals and families. Then transitioning into Executive Coaching with a deep commitment to work within organizational environments to help leaders maximize their abilities and the abilities of those they lead to create healthier work environments with more effective communication, productivity and overall well-being.
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477: Artful Interruption with Meg Rentschler, MSW, PCC
Wednesday, 28 January, 2026

How are your “artful interruption” skills? This is a challenging yet essential skill for countering advice-giving patterns when facilitating coaching circles, peer learning groups, or team meetings. Inspired by a former student’s question about redirecting well-intentioned advice-givers without disrupting group dynamics, Meg provides practical strategies for facilitators who want to cultivate curiosity over knowing in group settings. By introducing the “two muscle framework,” along with specific techniques, visual cues, and verbal redirects, Meg demonstrates how to protect the coaching space and help people discover their own solutions. Learn how you can help safeguard space for learning and discovery! Join us to learn more!Show Highlights:The challenge of incorporating polite, thoughtful interruptions into a coaching culture: Why is this an essential and highly relevant topic in today’s coaching space?Understanding the two-muscle framework: the “knowing muscle” and the “curiosity muscle” (We short-circuit the creative process when we rush in with answers and advice)Advice-giving in groups is problematic in several specific ways. Setting the stage before the first session with non-negotiables:Pre-frame the purpose and agreements. Explain the “muscle” metaphor.Model what “good” looks like.Create psychological safety around interruption.Address the elephant in the room by naming what makes this challenging to do.The Facilitator’s Toolkit, Six Specific Strategies for Interrupting Skillfully:The Appreciative Redirect (Acknowledge, redirect, and teach)The Pause and Pivot (Put your idea in the “parking lot” to give them time to think through and explore.)Visual Cues and Signals (These can be fun with card signals, the “muscle-flex” gesture, and a “parking lot” for ideas. Meg even has suggestions for using these with virtual meetings.)The Pattern Interrupt with Choice (Give agency while redirecting behavior.)Reflection Break (This is where the deepest learning happens.)The Question Upgrade (This is teaching in real-time.)Understanding when stepping in with advice and expertise is valuable (Use both/and thinking about coaching vs. advising.)A measuring stick question: “What creates more lasting impact, being told or discovering?”Practical tips for implementation:Start with shorter rounds.