Elevate how you coach your peers and direct reports

Learn how to ask the right questions and unlock deeper conversations.

When you hear the word coach, what comes to mind? Sports? A mentor? Your manager? A teacher? At the bottom of this word is the imagery of an individual who guides, directs and motivates you to develop into an improved version of your current self. Great coaches are like magnets in that everyone wants to be around them as a result!

At work, there are dozens of opportunities to be a great coach. However, we often silo our use of the term as we focus on managers who coach their direct reports. While this isn’t inaccurate, we are missing out on how we can also appropriately coach our peers to increase the collective effectiveness of our work.

So, what makes a great coach? The answer to this question creates a laundry list of items and might include things such as a great coach…

  • understands the business;

 

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