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Jeff:
About what?
Coach:
We do waste a lot of time around here sometimes. I think
the newer people would really benefit from your
experience identifying those time-wasters.
Jeff:
What do you mean?
Coach:
I was hoping you would consider doing a short
presentation on how to plan effectively for a project. After
all, no one knows how to plan better than you do.
Helping an employee develop a positive perspective is
essential, but be honest in your methods. Don’t make up affirming
things to say about an employee. But don’t be afraid to challenge
the employee’s attitudes with additional job involvement. The
result can mean new levels of productivity.
Individuality Should Be Valued and Explored
Too many leaders don’t allow their people to be unique and
creative. Instead, they distrust individuality and smother the
people on their team. They see disagreement or argument as bad.
They inadvertently cultivate a team of clones — people who
respond to every situation just as they would. That’s not coaching
— and it’s not how you get the best out of your team.
Each of the people on your team has unique capabilities and
creative resources. If you have five team members, then you have
five creative resources besides your own. How do you know what
those unique gifts are? Assuming your team is fairly new, you
could ask the people whom your team members have previously
worked for. You could review team members’ original resumes,
job applications and/or performance reviews. Or you could just
ask them!
One way to ask them directly is through an informal
questionnaire. While you will want to tailor this tool to your
Getting Results Is All About You