Before any development conversation, ask yourself: will I ask questions (coaching) or share my experience (mentoring)? Mixing them fails both.

Name your speaker's feeling and confirm it is reasonable, before you propose any solution.

Score each initiative Impact x Confidence x Ease (1-10 each), execute by score order.

Score each idea on Impact, Confidence, Ease — pick the highest sum.

Learn to delay your instant advice by three seconds, opening space for listening before guiding.