Adopt and develop a solid coaching habit

- [Presenter] If you adopt a solid coaching habit, it will sustain you as a coach and help you avoid three common workplace problems that often burden managers. The first is creating overdependence. Employees easily become dependent on managers to do their work for them. Coaching prompts employees to handle their responsibilities themselves. Second, getting overwhelmed. As a busy manager, the last thing you need is employees who try to unload their work on you. And third, becoming disconnected. When employees aren't confident about their job abilities, they avoid challenging tasks. Coaching enables employees to step up and ask for tougher assignments. Developing a coaching habit requires having five elements in place. First, find a reason. You need a motive for changing your behavior. Second, identify a trigger. To create a new behavior you must know what triggers your previous behavior. Be as specific as possible.…