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Coaching

Delegation without coaching is simply not a sustainable approach to organizational health.  #coaching 

Coaching

Listen more talk less.  #coaching 

Coaching

If you're always providing the answers, making the decisions, and telling people what to do, then don't be surprised when they don't learn, think, or take initiative.  Why should they?  You'll do it for them.

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Coaching Question

A great question to kick start a coaching session is, What's on your mind?  It's a question that says, Lets talk about the thing that matters most to you.

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#Empowerment

Often the greatest thing you can give to employees is trust, autonomy, and decision-making authority.  You trusted them to hire them - trust them to do the job.

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People vs. Numbers

Numbers and goals don't drive people.  People with a purpose drive numbers and achieve goals.  Research clearly shows that true motivation is driven by meaning and purpose rather than extrinsic rewards, numbers, and goals.

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#Coaching

Good coaches stick with questions what start with "What."

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#Coaching

Coaching should be a daily, informal act, not an occasional, formal, "It's Coaching Time!" event.

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The Wrong Feedback

At your organization, how often is feedback nonthreatening, and work-focused rather than person-focused?  Feedback at most companies are exactly the opposite: telling the hapless employee what he or she did wrong, not how to do better, and specifying personal traits (attitude, personality) that must be changed, all under the unspoken looming threat of getting fired. 

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#Coaching

Anyone who thinks they've outgrown the benefits of a coach's help should at least question that view.  There's a reason why the world's best athletes and aspiring musicians still go to coaches.  One of those reasons goes beyond the coach's knowledge.  It's his or her ability to see you in ways that you cannot see yourself.

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