Coaching for Leaders

17: Four Ways to Help People Use New Skills

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Helping people utilize new skills they are learning is an essential skill for all leaders. In this episode, I’ll examine four ways you can do this as a leader.

REFRAME

  • Move people away from just task accomplishment and more towards skill mastery.
  • There’s a difference between having knowledge and being an strong contributor to an organization.
  • Challenge people for practical experience.
  • Challenge them to put what they are learning into action.

    • RECONNECT

    • Engage people during regular development meetings (at least once a month – once a week is ideal).
    • Discouragement and obstacles will happen – we need to provide coaching along the way.
    • Give perspective by using encouragement and also reward progress (not just results).
    • Challenge people to compare themselves with themselves.

      • RENEW

      • Make things new again.
      • You can’t know everyone on January 1st – be ready to add in more, make changes, and adapt
      • Add new challenges and opportunities throughout  the year.
      • Avoid people getting into extremes – either overwhelmed or underutilized.
      • Especially watch out for underutilized. Overwhelmed is easy to stop – underutilized is often only recognized after a person decides they are leaving.

        • RETURN

        • Help them determine how they can return value to the organization.
        • What can they do to teach others?
        • What can they do to teach you?
        • What are new responsibilities that connect back to their long-term goals?
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