As I worked through this module, I couldn't help but to think of the coaches of my childhood: from softball to cheerleading and from parents to youth leaders. This reflection caused me to think about the experiences I learned from and those that brought confusion or frustration. Those "coaches" and their methods are similar to those I actually need to be applying at work. Just as teachers need to return to the classroom on a regular basis in order to relate more effectively with the students they teach. Coaches also need to learn from those they coach.

When you're excited about your own ideas this did everyone excited. Not only been excited about your ideas but implementing ideas that will make a change and will benefit company in which you work for. Even if this means adding to your team. Change is what makes the world go around

When you're excited about your own ideas this did everyone excited. Not only been excited about your ideas but implementing ideas that will make a change and will benefit company in which you work for. Even if this means adding to your team. Change is what makes the world go around

I'm on a management team in a health care facility, and I also teach at a technical school and my students get there training at the facility where I'm a manager. I have a staff member at the facility who think he is helpful and friendly. He is found to touch and invade personal space. I have asked him multiple times in the past to be careful of his approach, because he is offending people and my new students. He always responds with " Its ok ".(I do identify this as culture because he is from another country)but I don't want to make excuses if it's offensive. I find this to be an opportunity to coach. This is affecting current staff and new students. Advice? Thank you JLD

Coaching requires a team effort and also requires a positive, supportive bond between coach and employees. People must feel part of the team to be coached.

How can you approach co-workers when they are at the same position as you, but you feel you have an effective way adn get results?

Researching the audience and adjusting your presentation accordingly is one way to effective presentation . However, what would you do if you do not have the chance to know your audience or do not have the time to know them? Secondely, how could adjusting yourself to the audience affect your overall intended objective? Should you compromise your objective? Can a presentation be prepared in such a way that it can fit any audience intended for that presentation?

I have all my students do an oral project. The ones that are frightened, I have them present to just me with encouragement.

How do you manage a person's unwillingness to communicate verbably? Ex. a student whom asked a question responds with very little acknowledgement, so you feel like you have to ask the question mutiple times.

I have a lot of familiarity speaking in front of crowds because I used to be a High School Presenter. My day would consist of speaking to numerous teenage classrooms. I never had a fear of public speaking but the butterflys were always apparent right before I got the first sentence out. It is true, the more knowledge you have on the topic the more comfortable you are sharing it with others. The more presentations I did the more speaking became second nature. The butterflies will diminish after time and the possibility of excitement might surprise you.

I am working on communicating with my coach previous to coaching others

I also think it is important to have someone (in a larger setting) take meeting minutes. it is a good practice to recap with what was discussed at the prior meeting. This is for people who cnduct weekly or bi-weekly meetings.

I gained alot more respect from my employees through coaching them! Erica A.

I understand that clear communication is essential in the success of those you are teaching or directing or supervising. Everyone performs better when there are clear expectations presented and absolute perimeters defined.

I have found that many people are forgetting about the importance of proper Business Writing. It is important to remember such a classic and formal way of communicating in the business world. Do you feel we have let our younger generations get away with texting in shorthand, no grammer, and lack of proper sentence structure?

Would giving positive feedback as a precursor to coaching create a defensive environment eventually? The lead in to many of these hypotheticals starts with praise followed by critique. Seems like the employee might not buy the praise after awhile if he/she knows it's only there to open the door for criticism.

During both the evaluation process and the coaching process, information is gathered about a person. How can you keep information gathered during one process from influencing/interfering with the other?

If coaching is a two-way process that relies on collaboration, what happens if a direct report doesn't want your coaching? Perhaps they feel they can handle their learning on their own? I understand that the direct report needs to be prepared for coaching by comparing his current competencies against those required. But still, there are those that are resistant to changing their methods. Is this just a case of an unsolvable performance problem? In that case, do we just let them fail?

Nice now i found my weak spots

Great topic