HATE turns to LOVE - How managers learn to love coaching
Coaching works best when it is contagious rather than demanded. Using LifePsych® Coaching, people will make for excellent coaching role models when properly trained and buy into a great process. When people learn how to love coaching, they will create a growth oriented, innovative and supportive environment.
Hire a “brilliant coach” or engage a “brilliant process?”
No one wants to be coached by a “loser.” Some coaches tend to arrogantly embellish their talent in hope of successfully competing against other coaches. While it is true that different coaches have different kinds of training, experience and levels of intelligence, choosing a “brilliant process” will have a greater impact and longer lasting results. Truly “brilliant coaches” are rare, whereas most competent leaders can learn a “brilliant process” and teach the process to others.
Are you “coach dependent” or “process engaged?”
Some coaches value the financial security of creating "coach dependent" clients where a participant’s success is largely dependent on following the advice of a coach. A better approach is to become "process dependent" and create your own pathway toward success. While it is wise to seek interpersonal encouragement along the way, retaining responsibility for the growth plan and documentation will provide life-long results.
coaching that is Useful, meaningful and Effective
To be effective, coaching must focus on aligning people with the strategic plan, improve performance, support self-development and help all members with interpersonal engagement. Consistent engagement of micro-learning techniques will create long-term results.
To be effective:
Using once a year performance appraisals does not accomplish any of the above.
To be effective:
- These efforts need to occur for everyone, all the time.
- People need to learn how to coach those they're leading.
- Everyone needs to believe that the coaching process is useful, meaningful, and effective.
- The micro-learning format encourages the execution of courageous actions.
Using once a year performance appraisals does not accomplish any of the above.
- Provides fundamental skills required for behavioral management
- Offers a great way to provide effective feedback for people
- Identifies and addresses the developmental needs of people
- Creates goal patterns and hold people accountable to them
- Holds people responsible for plan creation, execution and documentation
- Uses LifePsych® Coaching to bring all these efforts together with routine leader engagement
David’s leadership coaching is easy to learn and easy to use. No matter who you are, as long as you want to be better and stronger, his simple guidance always provides opportunities to achieve more than you think you can be. — Daniel Gao Ph.D., PE, Engineering Manager, CBC Steel Buildings-California