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Managers Think They’re Good at Coaching. They’re Not.

Harvard Business

For one, managers tend to think they’re coaching when they’re actually just telling their employees what to do — and this behavior is often reinforced by their peers. This is hardly an effective way to motivate people and help them grow, and it can result in wasted time, money, and energy. questioning.

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Most Managers Don’t Know How to Coach People. But They Can Learn.

Harvard Business

This research project is still in progress, but we wanted to offer a glimpse into our methodology and initial findings. First, we asked a group of participants to coach another person on the topic of time management, without further explanation. Our research looked specifically at how you can train people to be better coaches.