Ways to Be a Leader-Coach

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According to our definition, leader-coaching can take two forms:

An informal relationship in which the leader takes advantage of work situations to identify possible stretch opportunities or avenues for further growth, gives real-time feedback, challenges the direct report’s assumptions, acknowledges new behaviors, and highlights possible resources.

A formal process that entails a series of conversations or collaborative dialogues in which the leader-coach works with the direct report to:

•  evaluate where the direct report is in terms of strengths and areas for development, via feedback on a particular domain or in general ...

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