There are many different management styles (and many different types of mangers). The managers who know how to coach their employees – and who take the time to do so – end up leading the most effective teams. They give constructive feedback on a regular basis, work with their employees to strengthen weaknesses, and in turn, elicit high-quality performance from everyone with whom they work.
According to Brian Souza in his book, The Weekly Coaching Conversation: A Business Fable About Taking Your Team’s Performance – and Your Career – to the Next Level, managers should meet with team members on a weekly basis. In these sessions, the manager should strive to answer five questions: “What must they do? How should they do it? Did they do it? What did they do right? How can they improve next time?” The answers to these questions will inform the manager of the type of coaching the employee needs (if any).
For a more in-depth look at the “coaching” style of management, I highly recommend picking up a copy of this book.
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