Goals are a vital component to any business or company, without them there would be no direction, motivation, or purpose. Goals keep people focused on their work and give them something to work for. They inspire people to believe in themselves and encourage them to try new things and get creative with their work. GOAL based coaching is designed to do exactly that. GOAL is an acronym for Great,..
There Are Nine Elephants
The elephant in the room literally is nine different attributes that affect employee's performance whether it be learning or performance in the workplace. These nine attributes can affect or detract an employee from performing at their optimal level. For example, if you have an employee who does not feel engaged or connected to his or her boss versus somebody who does they will have fractional..
Spice Up Your Coaching With These 4 Coaching Methods
When it comes to coaching, most managers usually stick with two coaching types, one-on-one and group coaching. Both of these are highly effective coaching methods and can be used to get great results. They focus on one to two topics, and use structured activities that complement the targeted areas and challenge the employees. However, using the same few coaching methods over and over can be..
Do You Coach Positive Employee Attitudes?
Attitudes can impact an employee’s ability to learn and work well with others as well as their customers. That’s why it’s important for managers to focus on developing the right attitude through employee coaching. Attitude is a choice. You cannot change someone’s attitude or instill a positive attitude onto someone who has a negative one, but you can make an impact. Organizations want to develop..
The Importance of Using Coaching Questions
Coaching uses questions all the time. Questions are a great way to learn what your employee is thinking and how they would handle certain situations. As a coach, your goal is to lead the employee towards learning, progress, and solutions, while letting the employee discover these solutions for themselves. Questions are a great way to steer employees in the right directions without giving them..
9 Attributes Required for Training & Coaching Success
Training leaders and their staffs know it’s tough when we get employees who need to attend training but are not in the right frame of mind to embrace the training. So often, training is evaluated in terms of did the instructor know the material, did the course meet expectations, etc. I think the industry needs to start evaluating and implementing guidelines for learners and their responsibility..
Employee Connectivity: Coaching to Connect
Employee connectivity is generally overlooked when it comes to coaching. A lot managers may not understand the importance connectivity has, or maybe they just assume that employees develop it all on their own. Some employees will be able to form strong connections in all four categories without any coaching, but connections also need to be maintained. Connectivity is fragile, it can be there one..
Coaching Feedback Acceptance with the 70/30 Rule
All too often when an employee is called into a managers office, they immediately think to themselves, "What did I do wrong?" and a panic sets in about what's to follow. It is an uncomfortable situation for the employee to be in, which then makes it an uncomfortable situation for the manager. Do you think that any feedback given in this type of situation and environment will be received and..
Coaching Employee Engagement is Important!
Gallup organization's research shows that less than 30% of employees are truly engaged. However, it also states that 85% of employees who are engaged have said that they are going to stay with their current employer and are not looking for another job.
Self-Development... What's in it For Them
Self-development can be a frustrating subject for coaches. Ultimately, the amount of self-development that an employee does is up to them. What employees might not know is that any self-development they do benefits the entire company. Your job as a coach is to inspire employees to pursue self-development. This is where WIFT comes in.