You Can’t Just Coach Your Team on Their Behaviors
Many managers focus their coaching on their direct reports’ behaviors - what they are doing, or not doing, that is causing a problem.
I call this “surface coaching” - and it doesn’t get to the root of the problem.
In this episode, I talk about “excavation coaching” that focuses on how to “excavate” your direct report’s thinking that is leading to the behavior you want to see changed.
A Deep Dive into 1:1s
For many, 1:1 meetings with your boss or your direct reports are little more than status updates. In this episode, I give compelling reasons to make these meetings developmental - and a framework for doing so. I also provide some powerful coaching questions bosses can use during these meetings.
Are You Inadvertently De-Motivating Your Team?
Whether we are trying to motivate our team and actually doing the exact opposite, or we make an offhand comment or do something that lands the wrong way, we as leaders need to be cognizant of the effect of our words and actions.
In this episode, I give 13 potential demotivators, divided into 3 categories: Team Dynamic Saboteurs, Feedback Fails, and Leadership Derailers.
How Leaders Can Model Healthier Work Habits - and Why it Matters (with Melissa Gonzales)
If we, as leaders, don’t model a healthy work/life balance (or, as I like to call it, work/life blend), our team will take cues from our actions. It doesn’t matter what we say - they will observe what we do - and this can result in burnout, lowered productivity, and turnover.
In this episode with guest Melissa Gonzales, author of “The Purpose Pivot,” we talk about how to identify the warning signs that you aren’t a “healthy” leader - and the effect that has on those we lead. She also gives us excellent tips to improve our awareness and engage in healthy habits at work.
Leading Organizational Change Series: Embracing the Pushback
This is the third in a three-part series on leading organizational change. In this episode, I cover why you will have pushback-it’s inevitable-and how to manage it.
Stress & Emotional Intelligence (with Stephanie Simpson)
I rarely have guests on my podcast, so when I do - expect greatness! This week, my guest is Stephanie Simpson, and we’re talking about stress - what it is/isn’t, how it affects you and your team, and what to do about it.
How to Improve Your Strategic Decision-Making
The ability to make strategic decisions that move your organization and its people forward is a key leadership competency.
In this episode, I cover 5 “buckets” to help you become a better strategic decision-maker, with instructions to pick one where you can move the needle in your professional development.
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