Tips For Effective Employee Coaching

A company is nothing without efficient, successful

, content employees. One of the best ways to bring your employees up to this level is through an executive leadership coaching program. Such a program can instruct company presidents and managers in effective techniques to inspire employees to perform their best on the job.

The first step is to evaluate current employee performance, identifying areas that are working well as well as areas that are in need of improvement. This evaluation will also provide company leaders with the information they need to bring out the change they desire. Motivation is a key factor in any job (or any aspect of life for that matter.) Motivation is the driving force behind behavior. When you know what pushes your employees to work hard, be it responsibility, autonomy or money, you know how to offer rewards they will be eager to work toward.

Discovering behavior patterns amongst employees is another important part of the coaching process. In order to communicate well within the workplace it is important to know how different types of individuals react in various situations. A "Type A" person, for example, is a natural leader who will take charge of a team assignment. An introvert, on the other hand, may shy away from group activities and work better alone. Recognizing this allows a manager to save the frustration, waste of time and loss of productivity involved in assigning tasks incongruently. It also prevents valuable employees from slipping through cracks.

Once you have analyzed the dynamics of your team you have a solid foundation for effective coaching. The idea that employees are appreciated assets of the company is an important concept that must be conveyed through conversation and relationship building. This ensures that they will actually care about doing a good job and strive to fulfill their role to the best of their abilities.

The implementation of a successful executive leadership coaching program can help any company, large or small, achieve and exceed their business goals.

by: Larry Braley

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