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How do you handle deal with an employee who when doing the first coaching session and you ask about resources they could use, sits there silent and "um"s a lot, even after you've made a few suggestions.
Do you just provide some, or do you have a method that's good to get those creative brain cells going, even for High S and Cs.
Thanks,
Glenn
Have you made it clear that
Have you made it clear that you expect THEM to achieve the coaching goal?
First try
I wouldn't take it too hard. In a first coaching session, they might not really understand what is expected. Be clear they are going to achieve the goal. I generally let them mull it over, gently suggest a few ideas & ask for a response. That might be enough to help them get started or maybe you've handed out enough ideas for today. I have one DR that gets very overwhelmed if you give too many suggestions. She works best with 2 ideas max.
Also, let them know in advance that they will need to have thought of additional resources when you review. That has worked well for me.
Rich, I really like your
Rich, I really like your response (without having engaged the reasoning part of my brain), are you a High D like me? :-)
Acao162, maybe I need to simply let the first session be not idea and see if it needs to be reworked on a second session.
Thanks,
Glenn