With increasing emphasis on empowerment and teams in today's workplace,
managers and leaders are realizing that coaching skills are necessary to be
more effective. Employees are better educated and more knowledgeable. As a
result, they are less likely to respond to the traditional "command and control"
management style.
Coaching is a set of skills that can be developed. Leaders need to understand
the key steps in coaching, see these steps being positively applied, practice
the steps, and receive feedback.
Good coaches don't solve their team's problems. Instead, they help team
members solve their own problems. This seminar shows how to create a positive
environment and set expectations that motivate your employees to excel.
This program also focuses on giving employees effective feedback and on
building shared understanding with your employees.
Jeffrey W. Drake, Ph.D., is a professional speaker
and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a firm
specializing in custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting
services. Jeff has made presentations ranging from leadership to empowered
teams and project management to communication styles for a number of industries,
including education, financial, government, healthcare, and manufacturing. He
can be reached at 800-886-2MAX or by visiting http://www.AchieveMax.com.
Publication
Date: Winter 1996
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