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Business Coaching<\/strong> <\/a>and career development<\/strong> are integral parts of every manager\u2019s job. Studies show that managers who provide mentoring<\/strong>, coaching and feedback<\/strong> to their employees, help them develop skills, improve performance, define and realize career goals, but also they tend to have more successful and productive teams<\/strong>. Successful Managers\/ Team Leaders listen<\/strong> carefully and provide plenty of opportunities for learning and growth<\/strong> to their team members. Coaching is one of the best ways to develop and retain <\/strong>valuable employees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

When we say that Managers can coach, we don\u2019t mean on the job training. It\u2019s not even managing. It\u2019s less about directing the work and more about helping someone succeed<\/strong>. James\u00a0Flaherty writes \u201c<\/span>Coaching: Evoking Excellence<\/strong> in Others<\/em> \u201c, meaning that it is a way of working with people that leaves them more <\/span>competent<\/strong> and more <\/span>fulfilled<\/strong>, so that they are more able to <\/span>contribute<\/strong> to their organizations and find <\/span>meaning<\/strong> in what they are doing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below, you can identify ways to develop your coaching skills as you work with your employees to help them develop and succeed.<\/p>\n

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  1. Frequent coaching meetings with employees<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Coaching is about building relationships<\/strong> and that takes time. For coaching to work well, it has to happen regularly<\/strong>. It\u2019s important to spend time<\/strong> coaching both strong and weaker employees. Managers often concentrate on the employee who needs remedial attention in contrary to the stronger performers who don\u2019t seem to need any help. That\u2019s a misallocation of managerial resources. You must meet often with all the people you manage, individually and as a team, so that you establish trusting relationships<\/strong>. You might hold a coaching session with an employee for any number of reasons, such as to build communication skills<\/strong>, build a specific skill or change a pattern of behavior<\/strong>, help someone adapt to a new process or practice<\/strong>, improve performance<\/strong> and productivity<\/strong>, help an employee overcome a problem<\/strong> or improve working relationships<\/strong>. You can also look for opportunities to coach people in unscheduled ways by making yourself available when the occasion arises. Keep in mind that coaching can take place in many ways and via different channels, face-to-face, call, email.<\/p>\n

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    1. Improve your coaching skills<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Successful Managers encourage<\/strong>, support<\/strong>, and offer guidance and advice<\/strong>. Above all, they are patient<\/strong>, calm, <\/strong>good and trustworthy listeners<\/strong>. They take a genuine interest in the people they are managing and ask lots of questions that are tailored to each individual\u2019s particular situation. A successful manager\/coach offers ideas and advice, but doesn\u2019t tell the other person what to do. Here are questions to ask yourself as you look at your own coaching skills:<\/p>\n