5 Coaching Mistakes Managers Make and What to Do Instead (Ep 334)

<p>Free download: Get the cliff notes, including exact lines to use and a one-on-one prep worksheet here: <a href="https://resources.archova.org/334" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">resources.archova.org/334</a></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You ask your direct report a handful of questions in a one-on-one and leave feeling like you coached them well. They leave wondering why you didn't just say what you wanted.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">That gap is common. In a Zenger Folkman study of 3,761 leaders, 24% rated their own coaching skills higher than the people around them did. On nearly every other skill, leaders tend to underrate themselves.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In Episode 334 of The Manager Track, Ramona walks through 5 mistakes managers make when they try to coach. Each one is hard to spot from your own seat, since you did ask questions and you didn't give orders.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this episode, you'll hear about:</span></p><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The quick check that tells you whether someone needs teaching, telling, or coaching</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">Why "Have you thought about...?" still lands as an instruction</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">What happens to your ideas once your title is in the room</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The order that keeps coaching from becoming a way around a hard conversation</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The closing questions that turn a pleasant chat into a commitment, plus how to coach in a Slack reply or a document comment</span></li><li><br></li></ul><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you've ever had the same coaching conversation twice with nothing changing in between, this episode is for you.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Watch on YouTube: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ramonashaw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(26, 138, 138);">The Manager Track on YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(13,