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Part of The PARIS Method — for managers
Handing someone a task isn't the same as coaching them through it. Before the work begins is when a manager's questions matter most — not to check a plan for gaps, but to test whether the problem the person is solving is the same one you'd name.
Think of David, whose report Mei was about to lead her company's first launch into a new market. He didn't rewrite her plan. He asked her what she thought she was solving, what "done well" would actually look like, and where she felt least confident — and used what he knew that she didn't yet to sharpen her answers, not replace them. [Read the full story →]
What you'll get
Tell the AI a bit about the situation — what your report is taking on, and what you know that they might not. You'll get back a short set of questions to bring into your next 1:1: ones that test their read on the Problem and the Result, surface where they're least confident, and make space for anything you know that they don't yet.
Something you can glance at before the conversation, not a script to read from.
AI-Powered Story Coach (beta)
Takes about 15 minutes. No signup required.
👉 Your conversation isn’t saved—be sure to download your result at the end.
Before you start
How it works
This is one application of the PARIS Method — Problem, Action, Result, Insights, Skills. The goal here isn't better answers than the person already has. It's a second set of questions, asked early enough to still change what happens next.
Your privacy
Your conversation is processed securely and isn't stored, reviewed, or shared. Nothing you share here is visible to anyone else.
Your language
Write in whichever language feels most natural — English, Chinese, German, Spanish, or another. The AI understands you.
Prepping for another 1:1?
Just start another conversation. Be sure to copy your questions first — reloading the page starts fresh.
Want to see how this same approach works for telling your own story, coaching someone else, or leading a team through it? [Explore the other views of PARIS →]
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