Coaching Skills for Supervisors: How to Motivate Like a Coach and Still Manage Like a Boss
Speaker: Mary Gormandy White
Speaker Designation: M.A, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Speaker: Mary Gormandy White
Speaker Designation: M.A, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
While it may be true that you are the “boss,” or otherwise have formal authority in your particular situation, it’s a fact that you’ll be more effective if employees also see you as a leader. And, for that to happen, they need to see you as a coach – not just any coach, but their coach. You need them to see you as someone who is committed to helping them grow and develop while also looking out for the best interests of the overall team and the organization.
And, of course, the only way your team members will see you as a coach is if you act like one. Fortunately, the skills necessary to coach effectively aren’t hard to master, once you know what they are. Attend this informative training session and learn what separates bosses from coaches and discover how to incorporate effective coaching strategies into your relationships with your employees at all levels.
If you want to be a great manager or HR professional, it’s important that your employees don’t just see you as a boss. If your employees perceive you solely as a “boss” – and not as a coach, that can set the stage for an adversarial ‘us versus them’ dynamic in the relationship. Such a dynamic doesn’t lead to the most productive or effective work environment, and it can keep individual employees – and teams – from reaching their full potential.
By equipping supervisors with the necessary coaching skills, this webinar aims to empower them to unleash the full potential of their teams, drive continuous improvement, and achieve sustainable success in today's dynamic work environment.
In today's fast-changing workplaces, supervisors do more than just manage people. They're also expected to be like coaches. This means they need skills to inspire and help their teams grow. Instead of just telling people what to do, supervisors now guide and support them to do their best work. This change is happening because we've realized that being too bossy doesn't always make employees happy or productive.
Coaching skills give supervisors the tools to create a work environment where everyone can improve. Employees feel encouraged to do their best, take charge of their work, and contribute to the company's goals. By using coaching methods, supervisors can use their leadership roles to help team members succeed both individually and as a group.
Mary Gormandy White, M.A., SHRM-SCP, SPHR is the managing partner of Inside Insights, Inc., where she provides training, speaking, consulting, and content creation services focused on building better workplaces.
She holds two senior-level HR certifications and is a Certified Practitioner for Everything DiSC and The Five Behaviors. She specializes in management, leadership, communication, team development, HR training, consulting, and related services.
Mary regularly teaches virtual HR certification exam prep classes and creates content for several leading HR brands and exam prep providers. She also serves on the faculty at Chattanooga State Community College, where she is a Speech Communication instructor.
Mary holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in Communication and is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences and association meetings.