HOW CAN I SUPPORT THIS EMPLOYEE AND THE TEAM

8. How can I support

this employee and

the team?

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Coaching, Mentoring and Managing

Focus the Team With Shared Priorities

Great coaches free

Great coaches guide their teams to do the right work. Things

their teams to do

are easier when tasks are clearly prioritized. In many companies,

the right work.

management may feel in control but the employees don’t at all.

Employees aren’t sure which tasks have top priority

because everything is “hot,” and the team thus loses its

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synergistic strength.

As a coach, you can create an atmosphere that lets you

integrate their work in an orderly, prioritized way. It is your job to

protect them from being abused by the system or assaulted by

conflicting goals and too many directives.

Five essential steps for prioritizing team

responsibilities include: