🎙️ EP 87: How to coach someone who reports to you
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Can you coach your own direct report? I am here to tell you that this question is much trickier to answer than you might think. There are a lot of pitfalls connected to it, but there are also big promises.
Imagine you received some training on coaching skills through a course in your company. It likely included a lot of interesting techniques how to help your team members build own resources and strengths to solve their problems with more autonomy.
You may now wonder: can I just go into 1:1s and switch my style to run my 1:1s exactly like a coach does?
Well, not so fast!
Is it actually possible to coach your own team member effectively?
SHOULD you coach them in the first place?
There is BIG roadblock in all this: the fact that you are in a position of power over the person you are trying to coach.
And this is a fundamental contradiction to the role of a coach, who is supposed to be a neutral safe partner to their coachee.
However, I am here to tell you that this no reason to give up. Quite the opposite!
In this podcast episode, I go deeper into this contradiction and share with you a few ways how we can use our learned coaching skills very effectively with team members, DESPITE the power distance!
‘Hear’ you in the episode!
Maik Frank
Maik is a PCC Executive Coach and the founder of IntelliCoach.com. He has coached and trained over 400 People Leaders to improve their communication skills and offers guaranteed measurable growth to his clients. He also hosts the Coaching Leader Podcast.
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