What do you expect?

Set the expectations with your employees and improve performance. Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Coaching is an absolutely essential part of leadership. Not only will you improve weak performance and teach new skills to team members, but you’ll also foster strong relationships. The very first step of the coaching process is to establish expectations for each of your employees. Before you meet with employees to set your expectations, take these steps: 1. Decide where you need to set expectations. Do you need to address a performance slip or behavioral problem? Set new goals for the employee? Support a new company initiative? Outline specific areas for each employee. 2. Ensure that you understand the expectations. Make sure you can clearly articulate your expectations before you meet with employees. If you don’t fully grasp what you are asking for, you can’t expect your employees to. 3. Make certain that you can justify your expectations. Employees will need to see the bigger picture before they will commit to making any changes. Once you have outlined specific and clear expectations for employees, sit down with them individually or as a group to discuss your expectations, answer their questions, respond to their concerns and gain their commitment.  You can't be a great leader without being a great coach. That's the bottom line. You can influence people all you want. You can inspire and lead them. But if they don’t know how to act on their own and accomplish important tasks, your own goals and the goals of your organization will be left in the dust and you will not succeed. Remarkable Coaching workshop is a streamlined, effective program that is an exhilarating mix of information, sure-to-work coaching techniques and an exploration of what makes you a great coach. In this exciting two-day workshop, you’ll learn how to: Prepare to coach. Tell the difference between coaching and mentoring—and why it should matter to you. Move from a coach to a leader. Establish a personal action plan for putting your coaching strategies into action. Apply coaching at work. Use your coaching skills outside of the office. And much more! (See the complete agenda here!) Become a leader that can coach your people to become the types of thinkers and doers who consistently exceed expectations.          My Subscriptions   You received this email to this address: alanrussell@princetoncap.com  Update my contact information  click here to unsubscribe 8021 Westover Drive Indianapolis, Indiana 46268 United States (317) 387-1424