The Big Mistakes Leaders Make When Coaching
Host: Jayson Krause
Date: December 7, 2021
Length: 70 minutes
Themes Explored:
coach; coaching; leadeship coaching; job quitting; great resignation; team work; coaching mistakes; coaching mindset; essential skills; coaching roadmap; best coach; worst coach; qualities of a good coach; core depth; assumptions; managing assumptions; listening strategies; competitive listening; discovery listening; empathetic listening; high-impact questions; accountability
What you’ll learn:
The 3 biggest mistakes leaders make when coaching The coaching mindset that every leader must have The 3 skills you need to maximize your coaching impact as a leader A roadmap you can use to deliver maximum coaching results.
Webinar Synopsis:
Embark on a transformative journey with Jayson Krause, managing director of Level 52, in an engaging webinar tailored for managers and leaders passionate about enhancing their coaching and leadership skills. Amidst a global workforce shift, where 41% of workers contemplate changing jobs due to dissatisfaction and burnout, this webinar acts as a crucial guide to meaningful leadership.
Highlighting Common Mistakes in Coaching:
Leaders Steal: This emphasizes how providing advice rather than guidance creates dependency and stifles growth, impacting overall value to customers and the company.
Leaders Spend: By resorting to quick fixes and treating coaching as a transaction, leaders create cultural debt, hindering the critical thinking and growth of team members.
Leaders Compete: This segment portrays leaders who rush to solutions without understanding the core problem, resulting in misguided decisions.
Qualities of Effective Coaches: The webinar emphasizes nurturing positive traits like passion, curiosity, integrity, active listening, inspiration, empathy, and encouragement, while avoiding negatives like impatience, self-absorption, and poor communication.
The "Spotter" in Leadership: A metaphor used to describe great leaders who act as attentive guides, understanding individual needs and championing their teams, allowing them to grow without stealing their challenges.
The Balance of Struggle and Support: Leaders must understand the fine line where accelerated growth happens, neither overburdening nor over-supporting, focusing on enabling individuals to tackle challenges themselves.
The "CDEs" of Listening:
Competitive Listening: Often leads to misunderstanding as it aims to solve or advise.
Discovery Listening: Promotes ultimate presence, curiosity, and true understanding of others' experiences.
Empathetic Listening: Enriches coaching value by understanding and responding to feelings, fostering significant connections.
Physiological Effects of Listening Styles: This segment highlights how different listening styles can release dopamine and oxytocin, enhancing connection and understanding.
Mastering High-Impact Questions:
Avoiding Low-Impact Questions: Questions starting with "Have you" or "Could you" are barriers to understanding.
High-Impact Questions Traits: Encourage curiosity, open-endedness, simplicity, and profound engagement.
Accountability in Coaching: The importance of specificity in actions, timelines, and updates to foster commitment.
This leadership training webinar offers an enriching exploration of transformative listening, emotional intelligence, and effective communication to drive success within your organization. For emerging leaders and seasoned managers, these insights will not only enhance coaching value but also enable you to inspire, mentor, and develop both yourself and your team in a meaningful way.
Don't just lead; elevate your leadership through this comprehensive webinar. Immerse yourself in a journey that will redefine your approach to management, emphasizing empathy, curiosity, and integrity.
