Exam 10: People With Coaching, Delegation, and Deliberate Practice

_______ means identifying those things you're really bad at, determining difficult activities that can make you better, and then doing those activities over and over.

______ can be in the form of a one-time assignment or turning over a responsibility on an ongoing basis, making it a part of the employee's job description.

What are some things the coach should avoid because they will not help the employee learn and improve?

When managers are able to delegate work, they give their subordinates the opportunity to grow, stretch, and learn new skills.

What are some of the things managerial coaching can correct?

What do people want from their coaches?

Even if people have a foundation of self-awareness, understanding who they are and why they behave ineffectively, they still cannot achieve their goals.

What are some types of issues and goals that can be addressed in a coaching relationship?

When a coachee reaches a goal, what should you as the coach do to follow up?

An often overlooked responsibility of managers is to ______ so they make a bigger contribution to the organization, qualify for promotion, and enjoy successful careers.

How do you engage in deliberate practice?

Stage 1 is _____, which includes mental preparation, discussion and agreement with the employee (the coachee) to proceed, and setting broad goals.

Delegate the complete task to the employee and let him or her figure it out. ______ happens when people are pushed beyond what they think they can accomplish and end up succeeding

Coachees are _______ to succeed at reaching their improvement goals when they are motivated and enthusiastic about what is expected.

The ________ approach may work if the individuals being critiqued can be motivated to improve, especially if they respect and value the manager's expertise and position.

Managers have many pressing responsibilities, and the opportunity to develop people often gets pushed aside in the pressure to complete other urgent work.

The best coaching approach is to let the coachee ______ and then discuss the goal and the organizational implications with the coach.

How does the overall organization benefit from the coaching process?

If the solution is simple and clear and the coach has the answer, it is often best to allow the employee to flounder indefinitely.

When offering feedback, be honest, straightforward, and supportive. What are some things you should avoid?