A manager is many things – an employee, a colleague, a supervisor, a friend and a coach. A coach’s job is to motivate and empower their team to succeed in whatever it is they set out to do. (more…)
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Training is a constant task for any manager; in addition to educating new employees about the organisation’s procedures, innovation and change also demand that existing employees be trained on a fairly consistent basis. What is frustrating for many employers is that traditional training sessions don’t…
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While not all managers practice this, part of their professional role is to coach their employees. While a manager does assign tasks and keeps track of due dates, she should also act as a motivator and teacher to the staff, encouraging them to do the…
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There are some key differences between training and coaching. Training often involves giving people information and telling them how to do things whereas coaching encourages the person to think for themselves by asking them great questions. (more…)
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As a modern day manager and leader, developing your coaching skills is so important to ensure that you are fully equipped to help your team progress and grow – so what key skills do you need to develop to become an effective coach? Watch our…
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When you coach someone, you are essentially teaching others how to learn, improving your team member’s ability to solve problems, find answers and learn new skills efficiently. You can also coach to help the team member remove obstacles in their way to achieving their goals. I’ve…
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Coaching has long been seen as the best way to progress your team’s skills and talents. If you’ve ever been coached effectively, you will know the great effect it can have. (more…)
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Your employees probably think that you, as their manager, already know how to do everything and are only looking to catch their mistakes and reprimand them or make corrections. This is (or at least should be) furthest from the truth. While it is your job…
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When an employee is struggling, do you offer tips and advice? What about when you assign a team member a new project? Do you just hand it to him and let him figure out the instructions on his own? Coaching your employees is a fine…
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