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Category Archive: Coaching
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A Guide to Lousy Coaching
Unintentional sabotage is still destructive. Lousy coaching personalities create confusion during development conversations. They use words like “coaching” but really mean instructing.
Don’t be:
Fix-It Freddy
Leaky Linda
Vague-asaurus Rex
Support-Me-Not Susan
Bad coaching isn’t a mistake. It’s a catastrophe.
Included here are 5 ways to improve your coaching.
The Day I Gave My Wife Instruction
Yesterday my wife said, “You drive weird.” In a professorial tone, I told her, “That’s judging, not observing.” She got instruction she didn’t ask for.
She was laughing too loud to hear me.
Grasping the relationship between Feedback-Correction-Instruction-Coaching-Mentoring
Time-Saving Secrets for Coaching Managers
Busy managers say they don’t have time to coach—but coaching is what employees want most.
The good news? Coaching saves time when done right. Learn 3 time-saving strategies and 10 powerful contrasts between coaching and traditional managers.
Stop doing more. Start doing what matters most.
Instant Coaching: Three Questions That Ignite Action
If your day is packed, maximize brief encounters. Turn short interactions into dynamic coaching moments. Use three questions to ignite action.
Ask about the present.
Ask about the future.
Ask about action.
Unlock People Using the GROW Model
Coaching is harder when the coach is the boss. Open listening, courageous honesty, and not fixing are rare in conversations when one person has organizational authority.
Frameworks provide clarity, consistency, and confidence in coaching relationships. Use four questions that align with the GROW model.