Coaching Performance
by Skillsoft - Business
Barry is new at quality control. He completed three weeks of training but he has already made two major errors that cost the firm $3000. Hes obviously upset and discouraged over his shaky start. If you were Barrys supervisor what would you do? Situations like this one can cause managers to fret and fuss and begin talking about disciplinary action. However leaders take a different approach. A leader would take the time to coach Barry and find out whats really going on--perhaps determining that three weeks of training wasnt quite enough. Or perhaps discovering that Barrys mother died recently and hes struggling to concentrate. Or offering to find a mentor for Barry until the situation eases. Taking the time to evaluate a situation and making an action plan is part of the process of coaching for performance that youll explore in this course. Youll learn when its appropriate to mentor train counsel or discipline an employee and youll be given guidelines and tips on how to perform each of these tasks in the most effective manner possible.
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