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When team members share their challenges with their manager, it is easy to slip into advisor and mentor mode where the manager simply solves the problem for the team member. The problem with this approach applied over and over again is that it stifles employee development, reduces autonomy, and eventually makes the individual feel micromanaged. When managers learn to shift to a coaching mode they learn how to ask relevant questions that help team members assess their situation, determine their own solutions, and take ownership and accountability for the outcome.
Two resources to help you become a better coach to your team:
- Click here to download the HELM365 Guide "Coaching Skills For Managers: How to hold regular coaching conversations with your team that improve their skills, success, and engagement."
- Download The HELM365 Guide To Asking Better Questions & Listening to the Answers so you can ask stronger questions and listen more effectively to what is being said.
