Coaching skills!
Jack Welch said that “in the future, people who are not coaches will not be promoted.” After years of command and control management and supervision, I finally learned how to coach employees. The result: powerful partnerships, solid relationships, innovative solutions, and self-motivation. Every manager or supervisor needs to learn to coach. They’ll get more things done – and done better – in the organization through coaching than with any other leadership skill.
These days, “coaching” is getting a bad name. The other day I was in a big-box store and overheard two employees talking about another coworker who was performing poorly. “He’s gonna get coached for that,” one said. The way she said it, you could have replaced “coached” with “spanked!”
Our coaching is totally different. We train leaders to help their staff develop their full potential. Coaching focuses on a successful future, helping employees and teams find great solutions to the challenges they face. A supervising leader with coaching skills listens, asks great questions and gives support and encouragement. He or she also challenges the employee or team and holds them accountable to act on their own self-chosen goals. The discovery process is a partnership, but the employees set their own course for successfully meeting corporate and personal goals.
If you’re not getting the results you want from your staff, learn how to be a coach. You’ll soon see renewed energy, creativity and, best of all, results.
Ready to see a dramatic change in your business or organization? We now offer Coaching Skills for Leaders as an onsite workshop for your management and supervisory staff. Email me for details!
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