Truth 41Dedicate Your Coaching Time Where It Does The Most Good
"Leading would be great if it weren't for the people" is the kind of comment you hear all the time in organizations. It's true; people are complicated and unpredictable and take up a lot of time. Yet learning to accept their faults and work with their abilities is part of being a good leader. You wouldn't be a leader without them, so enjoy the challenge!
Coaching is one important way you can help your followers develop their skills. However, before embarking on a coaching program, you should keep two key things in mind. First, you can't coach everything. You can't make your staff perfect, so don't even try. Second, don't forget that the smallest of changes can make the biggest of ...
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