Over the past 90 days, I’ve been deep in coaching conversations.
A combination of participating, delivering and observing. Some moments have been impressive. Others, hard to watch.
What stood out wasn’t effort.
It was how coaching is being approached. Leaders are expected to coach, yet most are piecing it together as they go. They mirror what they’ve seen and repeat what they’ve been told; trying to fit as much “coaching” as possible into a short space of time.
The intention is right. The impact isn’t.
People being coached leave those conversations with more to think and worry about, yet nothing changes in how they work.
When conversations slow down, when attention moves closer to the detail, something different happens. Leaders begin to notice what they would usually miss and instead see moments others pass over.
That’s where change starts.
Most leaders are not short on effort. They are short on direction. Knowing where to focus, and how to use time, is what turns coaching into performance.
That’s the thinking behind the work I’ve been building recently.
A structured way to step back, understand what is really happening in a team, and decide where attention will have the biggest impact.
Is your team's results feeling inconsistent at the moment? This is where I would start: Quarterly Performance System
For those who want to go further and build this into how they lead day to day, that’s where deeper coaching comes in.
Until next time,
Aileen - Coach & Founder
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