The Underperforming Rockstar
Performance · Engagement
Alex has been your top engineer for three years. This month, three deadlines have slipped and they've gone quiet in standups. Their code is still good — but their presence has dimmed. Your 1:1 is in thirty minutes. How do you open the conversation so it lands as concern, not punishment?
What Stays Human
AI can draft your opening line. It cannot read Alex's body language, sense whether they're burnt out or quietly job-hunting, or notice the second they exhale. Watch the silence after your first sentence — that's where the real conversation begins.
Your Decision
What will you actually do? Write the opening sentence, the framework you're leaning on, and why.
Reflection
What assumption were you carrying into this conversation that the coaching surfaced? What will you listen for tomorrow?
Decision-support frameworks in play
SBI
Situation · Behavior · Impact
A direct, objective feedback structure. Anchor on the moment, describe the observable action, name the impact.
GROW
Goal · Reality · Options · Will
A coaching sequence that helps the other person discover their own next step.
Radical Candor
Care personally · Challenge directly
Used when feedback is hard and the relationship matters. Warmth and honesty held together.
Prompt Library
Click any prompt in the chat to send it to the coach.