Coaching can be an amazing motivator if done correctly, but can be demotivating if done incorrectly.
Coaching can be an amazing motivator if done correctly, but can be demotivating if done incorrectly. In this “Coaching Performance” online course, you’ll learn what coaching is and what it is not. You’ll understand the benefits of coaching and mentoring in the workplace, as well as how to coach employees and track the progress of coaching. You’ll discover coaching challenges and activities in the workplace, and how to tell if an employee’s poor behavior is caused by a lack of ability or a lack of motivation.
Managers who possess good coaching skills understand how coaching can inspire their employees’ commitment to change and achieve the organization’s goals. Consistent messaging between the leader and their employees is critical to ensure that employees are motivated to perform. In this course, you’ll learn best practices for implementing an effective coaching performance process. You’ll also learn the importance of follow-up with employees and how they can take part in their own coaching.
Learning Objectives
- Discover what coaching is and what coaching is not
- Learn the benefits of coaching and steps to be an effective coach
- Understand how to maximize the effectiveness of your team through coaching
- Learn how to provide guidance to help employees achieve their best performance
- Understand how to identify motivation vs. ability issues
- Discover how to involve employees in their own coaching
Skills you’ll gain
Team EffectivenessTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementTeam Performance ManagementTeamworkPerformance ImprovementWhat You'll Learn
- Distinguish what coaching is from what coaching is not
- Apply the benefits of coaching and the steps to be an effective coach
- Maximize team effectiveness through coaching
- Provide guidance that helps employees achieve their best performance
- Identify whether poor performance stems from motivation or ability issues
- Involve employees in their own coaching and follow-up process
Key Takeaways
- Coaching can be a powerful motivator when done correctly, but can be demotivating when done incorrectly.
- Managers with strong coaching skills can inspire employees' commitment to change and to achieving the organization's goals.
- Consistent messaging between leaders and employees is critical to keeping employees motivated to perform.
- An employee's poor behavior can be caused by either a lack of ability or a lack of motivation, and the two require different responses.
- Following up with employees and having them take part in their own coaching are important parts of an effective coaching performance process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this Coaching Performance course for?
It is aimed at managers and leaders who want to use coaching to motivate employees, inspire their commitment to change, and help them achieve the organization's goals.
What topics does the course cover?
It covers what coaching is and is not, the benefits of coaching and mentoring in the workplace, how to coach employees and track coaching progress, coaching challenges and activities, and how to tell whether poor behavior is caused by a lack of ability or a lack of motivation.
How does the course teach the coaching performance process?
It walks through the coaching performance steps, including stating what you observed, having the employee confirm their behavior and state expected behavior, identifying ability versus motivation issues, getting the employee to commit to change, setting a follow-up date, and determining next steps if behavior does not change.
What skills will I gain from this course?
The course builds skills in team effectiveness, team leadership, team management, team performance management, teamwork, and performance improvement.
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Coaching Performance. How can you maximize the effectiveness of your team, evaluate performance, and bring out the best in your employees? Our coaching performance course empowers you with the skills needed to provide valuable guidance for your team to help them reach their highest level of performance. You will learn what is coaching, the benefits of coaching, the process and steps in coaching, recognize ability or motivation issues, how to overcome challenges to coaching, and how to get employees involved in their coaching. Achieve improved performance and productivity with Coaching Performance!
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