The best way to find out whether you're on the right path? Stop looking at the path.
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To get the best coaching outcomes, always have your 1-on-1's on your employee's turf not yours. In your office the truth hides.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Effective coaching occurs when dialogue takes place in the employee's familiar environment, promoting openness and honesty.
Marcus Buckingham emphasizes the importance of conducting coaching sessions in an environment where employees feel comfortable and at ease. By meeting on the employee's turf, leaders can foster a sense of trust that encourages honest communication, revealing insights that might be hidden in more formal settings. This approach acknowledges the unspoken dynamics present in traditional office spaces and seeks to elicit genuine feedback and engagement.
Themes
CoachingLeadershipCommunicationTrustEnvironment
In practice
Example use cases
In a leadership workshop, you might quote this to emphasize creating a supportive atmosphere.
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There has to be a way to redirect employee's driving ambition and to channel it more productively. There is. Create heroes in every role. Make every role, performed at excellence, a respected profession.
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Most of my work has been in corporations, studying how you build an organization that helps people to identify and work to their strengths.
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