Biggest manager complaint: Finding time for coaching

Biggest manager complaint: Finding time for coaching

What is this complaint that leaders have about “no time for coaching”?  It really makes me wonder if they think that coaching is a special event which stops the presses and shuts down the assembly line!

I would wager that the average knowledge worker meets with their boss in meetings or one-on-one at least once or twice a week.  What would it take as they are walking back to their department or in grabbing a quick coffee for the manager to ask and listen to…

• What went well and/or what didn’t go well?
• How would you do it differently next time or what is your next step?

Team Members want to be acknowledged. What does that mean?…

• They want to know that their leader isn’t just focused on making a decision or delivering a result, but also on them as a contributor.

• They want a chance to hear from their boss that it went well or to get a moment of help to learn from a situation.

• They want their thinking to be heard not just be told what to do next.

How on earth can that not be fit into a manager’s day or week?