Chances are that if you take the time to read this, you’ve been entrusted with the responsibility of managing and leading a team. Whether these people refer to you as coach, boss, doctor, professor or parent, your team looks to you for guidance. No, you don’t actually need to work on a football field to be a coach ... all you need is a team. So how can you embrace your role as a coach and excel at developing those you lead? Here’s a list of some of the roles and responsibilities you have as a leader in your organization.
As a coach, it is your responsibility to ...
• Organize – create systems and put the necessary tools and equipment in your team’s hands
• Strategize – plan and create processes and protocols that help your team succeed
• Execute – implement your strategy and best practices consistently
• Monitor – make sure your plans and protocols are followed while also looking for what works and what doesn’t
• Adapt – change when necessary ... hopefully before it’s necessary
• Delegate – seek help from others on your team; leverage the skills, expertise, and time of your teammates
• Communicate – keep your team informed of individual and overall performance ... but mainly, take the complicated and make it simple
• Motivate – keep people engaged and energized so they continue to excel
• Teach – show and explain how things work so everyone is prepared to make good decisions and perform their work correctly
• Discipline – call attention to undesired behavior and performance in a timely manner in order to correct them
• Reward – recognize desired actions and performance in order to ensure they continue
Yes, you are a coach. And every day your team is counting on you to lead them. The question is, “Will you?” PD
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Tom Wall
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