Truth 36Quick Coaching Keeps Your Team on Course
In prizefights the trainers rush to their boxers' corners after each round. Besides words of encouragement and a refreshing drink, they give some just-in-time coaching and useful guidance. The trainer's job in those one-minute rest periods is to prime his boxer to keep moving and stay focused while avoiding jabs and direct hits. That's what you want to do for your team members.
Translate those 60-second intervals into "coaching-in-action" minutes. These are brief coaching sessions with team members when they're in the midst of their work. What great timing to give them the sound bites they need to keep moving and stay out of harm's way. You can energize them with your confidence and conviction ...
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