People Managers
Good people management is crucial. And from what the data is showing, we could all use a little help. According to a October 2023 survey conducted by The Harris Poll, American employees say their bosses do a poor job providing growth opportunities (25%), communicating feedback (21%) and accepting feedback (24%). Managing people is a hard job but we can make it easier.
PEOPLE MANAGERS’ CHALLENGES
Turn your challenges into advantages
Managers need to develop their own skills so they can help the people they are responsible for develop theirs.
Communication
Elevate your leaders by helping them learn how to communicate more intentionally. Shift communication from reactive responses to clear, impactful dialogues. Save time, and reduce confusion, and increase clarity.
Feedback
Equip your people managers with a skill that transforms their ability to give and receive feedback. Staying curious longer creates understanding of needs and experiences. Enhance the power of feedback by eliminating extraneous bias and building psychological safety and trust.
Micromanagement
Curiosity acts as a powerful deterrent to micromanagement, disrupting the draining cycle of overwhelm. Embracing curiosity forces a pause in the rush to action, reducing the drive to 'do it all' and transforming overdependent teams into empowered problem-solvers.
Overwhelm
Most well-intentioned people managers find themselves jumping in quickly when people come to them with a challenge. Adding to their overwhelm while disempowering others. Sound familiar? Help your people managers learn how to make space for the work that matters.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Coaching Habit: Coach-like Curiosity
Many common workplace problems share root cause: Advice-giving. While well-meaning, the habit of rushing in with an answer or suggestion creates unintended consequences that show up in sneaky ways.
The Coaching Habit starts by helping people managers recognize their advice-giving style – what we call the Advice Monster Habit. Then we introduce an alternative habit and new questions to help people get clear, to create possibilities and to spark the right kind of action.
TYPES OF PEOPLE MANAGER
Build a better habit
Join more than 100,000 managers in practicing the skill of coach-like curiosity.
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New People Managers
Starting your new managers off with good habits will save energy, time, and money later.
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Established People Managers
The world has changed. Give your seasoned managers the tools to adapt.
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Aspiring People Managers
Career development and mobility options are essential for retention. Give your next generation leaders a lift.
See what others are saying about us
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Incredible course! I stumbled across The Coaching Habit book last year with no prior knowledge about this layout. The book blew me away in its approach and this course really reinforced the concepts. Would recommend this to anyone in a leadership role!
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I enjoyed how interactive this workshop was, it kept me engaged at all times and no opportunity to get distracted and lose focus. And I feel very strongly that I will be able to use these new tools to be a much better coach and leader.
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The practice opportunities spread THROUGHOUT the day were super impactful and made you feel like you could truly do this when you walk out the door.
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I think this is a great course and an eye opener for us emerging leaders to stay curious not only professionally but also personally in all relationships. Try to ask questions and get the other person to really come up with real problems and handle the solutions themselves so that we are not overwhelmed.
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I have found that course’s teachings to be as beneficial in my work life as it is in my personal life. No matter the situation, no matter the concern brought to my attention, I find myself always holding off a lot longer on providing an answer until I dive deeper into the root of the problem (“staying curious longer”). It’s a skill that pays back dividends tenfold.
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This will help us manage our Sales Professionals in a proactive way that allows everyone to creatively think of solutions collectively.
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Absolutely loved the course and how simple the application is to use in 20 minutes to get real impactful results.
Deep Dive
Why your new people managers need to stop giving advice
Effective managers spend less time giving advice and more time asking questions. Here are four ways asking questions improves your leadership skills and develops more productive teams.
Have more questions? Great!
That’s part of what it means to be curious.