Mentoring, Coaching and Supervision

In this Quick Take, you will learn the psychological reasons why too many coaching conversations are one-way, the importance of a concept known as wait time in coaching and learning, and a simple technique.

Dans ce Quick Take, vous découvrirez les raisons psychologiques pour lesquelles trop de conversations de coaching sont à sens unique, l'importance d'un concept connu sous le nom de « temps d'attente » dans le coaching et l'apprentissage, ainsi qu'une technique simple.

Effective leaders have a unique set of skills they use to get things done. But their strengths can sometimes diminish the people who work for them. Learn why this happens and how to side-step this costly mistake.Duration: 5 minutes

Should you let people manage their own projects, or should you ride hard on them? Research suggests that the answer is both. When you create external accountabilities for your people, they're more likely to succeed. In this Quick Take, you will learn what behavioral research has to say about deadline-setting and deadline-missing, why people often fail to meet deadlines they set for themselves, and how the research applies more broadly to issues of employee empowerment and accountability. Rapid Learning

Setting stretch goals is a tricky balancing act. Push too hard and people may fail, feel anxious and avoid future risk. Push too softly and people become bored, complacent, and disengaged. So how can you find the sweet spot in the middle that helps your people grow without breaking them? Find out how to uncover the "Stretch Success Zone" to ensure your people reach their goals and develop professionally.Duration: 4 Minutes

Every organization has its superstars. They are often the most valuable members of your team and often times they know it. You love the results they deliver but their prima donna attitude can be a serious disruption to everyone around them. Fortunately there is a way to keep them in check. In this Quick take you will learn a common response to a disruptive star performer which fails miserably every time, an often-overlooked fact about stars that gives you far more power than you might think, and the S.T.O.P. Model for getting disruptive tigers to change bad behavior without driving them away or turning them into pussycats. Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Rapid Learning Institute

Leaders with a growth mindset learn at an accelerated rate. But the success that follows can quickly encourage a fixed mindset that favors maintaining the status quo. Learn how to avoid this common trap to ensure a lifelong commitment to growth and personal improvement.Duration: 5 Minutes

Discussion about salary is one of the most emotionally charged topics in the workplace. Why, because people often equate their self-worth and value with the size of their raise. When they don't get what they think they deserve, they walk away thinking, Why doesn't the company love me anymore? In this Quick Take, you'll learn: Why the size of the raise isn't what causes drama in salary reviews. Why the real problem is the manager, not the employee. And, a technique you can use to communicate more effectively when it comes to money. Estimated Duration: 11 minutes Rapid Learning Institute