Three Essential Coaching Skills For Managers
Heather Backstrom | Jan 2020
On any given day, the demands that managers face are enormous. Not only do they have to manage up to senior leaders; they have to manage down to their teams. They have to be attentive to executing on organizational strategy and priorities that are set by those above them, while they also have to be equally attentive to building the skills, talents and productivity of their own team. The middle-manager is definitely that: sandwiched in the middle.
How does a middle-manager navigate such a trap? Well, one answer is coaching the members of their team.