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MGT-520: Managing Perform. Module 13: Effective Coaching for Performance Management

MGT-520: Managing Perform. Module 13: Effective Coaching for Performance Management

Module 13: Introduction
Attached Files:
Chapter 09.pptx (627.835 KB)

In this module, you will explore the coaching needs that accompany personal development plans. You will also examine various coaching styles and identify their strengths and weaknesses with regard to facilitating employee development and meeting objectives.

Learning Outcomes
Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of coaches.
Analyze the critical role of managers in facilitating the effective use of performance appraisals and development plans to meet organization strategy.

ReadingsRequired:

Chapter 9 in Performance Management: Performance Management Leadership
Cision PRWeb. (2020, February 27). Employee performance management study uncovers the real business challenge. PR Newswire.

Westfall, C. (2021, August 3). How to drive employee engagement and become a better coach at work. Forbes.
Recommended:

Chapter 9 PowerPoint slides from Performance Management
Module 13: Discussion
Effective Coaching

Discuss the “Big 3” most important lessons or knowledge that you learned in this class. 
Briefly “re-teach” these lessons/knowledge to your fellow students in the course.
Detail why learning these 3 aspects is important to learn/remember for those who take this course, and will take this course in the future.

Directions:
Discuss the concepts, principles, and theories from your textbook. Cite your textbooks and cite any other sources if appropriate.
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Chapter 9
Performance Management Leadership
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Overview





Coaching
Coaching Styles
Coaching Process
Coaching, Development, and Performance
Review Meetings
Leaders Also Need Coaching
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Coaching: Definition(1 of 2)

Collaborative ongoing process in which the
manager interacts with his or her direct reports
and takes an active role and interest in their
performance
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Coaching: Definition(2 of 2)

Involves:
• Directing employee behavior
• Motivating employee behavior
• Rewarding employee behavior
• Concerned with long-term performance
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Successful Coaching
Actionable Functions, and Specific
Behaviors of Coaching
Principles
Function
Behaviour
1. A good couching
relationship is
essential
2. The employee is the
source and director of
change
3. The employee is
whole and unique
4. The coach is the
facilitator of the
employee’s growth
1. Give advice
2. Provide guidance
3. Provide support
4. Give confidence
5. Promote greater
competence
1. Establish
developmental
objectives
2. Communicate
effectively
3. Motivate employees
4. Document
performance
5. Give feedback
6. Diagnose
performance
problems and
performance decline
7. Develop employees
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Company Spotlight(1 of 3)



Microsoft’s managers needed to embrace a growth
mindset and be open to constant learning and risktaking.
CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella began to model the
behaviors, solicited input from others and listened,
encouraged others to be open about mistakes.
Corporate culture changed and propelled Microsoft’s
performance to new heights.
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Coaching Styles
Task and
fact oriented
People
oriented
More
assertive
Less
assertive
Driver
Analyzer
Persuader
Amiable
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Adaptive Coaches Use All Styles
According to Employee Needs




Sometimes providing direction
Sometimes persuading
Sometimes showing empathy
Sometimes paying close attention to rules and
established procedures
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Coaching Process
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Coaching Process:
Steps Covered in Chapter 8



Set developmental goals
Identify developmental activities and needed
resources to implement developmental goals
Implement developmental activities
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Coaching Process:
Overview of Remaining Steps


Observe and document developmental behavior
and results
Give feedback
• Praise
• Negative feedback
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Observe and Document Developmental
Behavior and Results
Constraints:
■ Time
■ Situation
■ Activity
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Company Spotlight(2 of 3)




Hallmark is using training to help managers become
performance management leaders
Used self-assessment, small group role-playing, and
viewing video clips
Focused on gaining the trust of employees as well as
their involvement and ownership in business
outcomes
Follow-up resources were made available for
managers to continue to improve their leadership
competency
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Reasons to Document Performance




Minimize cognitive load
Create trust
Plan for the future
Provide legal protection
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Best-Practices for Documentation
Be specific.
Use adjectives and adverbs sparingly.
Balance positives with negatives.
Focus on job-related information.
Be comprehensive.
Standardize procedures.
Describe observable behaviour.
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Giving Feedback

Main purposes:
• Help build confidence
• Develop competence
• Enhances engagement
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To Be Effective, Feedback Should Be…
Timely
Frequent
Specific
Verifiable
Consistent
Private
Consequential
Descriptive first and evaluative second
Related to a performance continuum
Based on identifiable patterns of
performance
A confidence builder for employees
A tool for generating advice and ideas
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Guidelines for Giving Praise





Be sincere—only give praise when it is deserved
Give praise about specific behaviors or results
Take your time
Be comfortable with act of praising
Emphasize the positive
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Giving Constructive Feedback
Managers often avoid giving negative feedback
because they:
■ Anticipate negative reactions and consequences
■ Have had negative experiences in the past
■ Dislike of playing “God”
■ Like having irrefutable and conclusive evidence
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Constructive Feedback Is Most Useful
When It…





Identifies warning signs and performance problem
is still manageable
Clarifies unwanted behaviors and consequences
Focuses on behaviors that can be changed
Comes from a credible source
Is supported by hard data
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Generational Differences Regarding
Feedback(1 of 2)


Younger individuals think of time as open-ended
• Have work goals that are future-oriented:
knowledge acquisition, career planning, and the
development of ability and skills
Older individuals think of time as limited
• Have work goals that are present-oriented:
regulating their emotions to be positive and the
pursuit of positive social relationships at work
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Generational Differences
Regarding Feedback(2 of 2)

Think of feedback you have received or given. How
might that message be adapted for different
generations?
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Individual Differences Regarding
Feedback

Feedback-Seeking Behavior
• Extent to which they proactively ask peers,
supervisors, and others for feedback, and also, in
the extent to which they proactively monitor their
own performance themselves
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Disciplinary Process and
Termination(1 of 2)

Formal disciplinary process involves
• Verbal warning
• Written warning
… which may lead to termination
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Disciplinary Process and
Termination (2 of 2)

Optional step prior to formal disciplinary process:
• Decision-making leave
A decision-making leave is a “day of contemplation”
that is paid and allows the employee to stay home
and decide whether working in this organization is
what he or she really wants to do.
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Disciplinary Process and Termination:
Pitfall #1


Acceptance of poor performance
Suggestion: Do not ignore the problem,
address it immediately
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Disciplinary Process and Termination:
Pitfall #2


Failure to get the message through
Suggestion: Be specific about the performance
problem and the consequences of not
addressing it effectively
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Disciplinary Process and Termination:
Pitfall #3


Performance standards are “unrealistic” or
“unfair”
Suggestion: Remind employees of the fairness of
the performance standard and provide
documentation of the poor performance
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Disciplinary Process and Termination:
Pitfall #4


Negative affective reactions
Suggestion: Do not let emotional reactions
derail you from your missions of describing the
nature of the problem, what needs to be done,
and the consequences of not doing so
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Disciplinary Process and Termination:
Pitfall #5


Failure to consult Human Resources
Suggestion: Consult with Human Resources
regarding legal requirement prior to
termination
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Disciplinary Process and Termination:
Meeting

Suggestions for termination meeting:
• Be respectful
• Get right to the point
• Let the employee grieve
• Wish the employee well
• Send the employee to HR
• Have the employee leave immediately
• Have the termination meeting at the end of the
day
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Why and How to Stay Connected with
Ex-Employees


Ex-employees can become potential clients,
future business partners, a firm’s best brand
ambassadors, and even great rehires.
The work context of creating alumni network:
employees switch jobs much more often
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Supervisory Roles in Managing
Performance


Judge
• Evaluate performance
• Allocate rewards
Coach
• Help employee solve performance problems
• Identify performance weaknesses
• Design developmental plans
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Benefit of returning employees





Significant reduction in onboarding time
Improved skills and broader expertise
The longer tenure of rehires
A uniquely rick source of passive candidates
Become brand ambassadors
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Strategies to stay connected with
former employees




Microsoft
Deloitte
Oliver Wyman
Boston Consulting Group
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Performance Review Formal Meetings
Possible types of formal meetings:
■ System Inauguration
■ Self-Appraisal
■ Classical Performance Review
■ Merit/Salary Review
■ Developmental Plan
■ Objective Setting
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Steps to Take Before Meeting



Give at least two weeks notice
Block sufficient time
Arrange to meet in a private location
without interruptions
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Merged Performance Review Meeting
Components









Explanation of meeting purpose
Employee self-appraisal
Supervisor and employee share rating and
rationale
Developmental discussion
Employee summary
Rewards discussion
Schedule follow-up meeting
Approval and appeals process discussion
Final recap
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Possible Defensive Behaviors of
Employees


Fight response
• Blaming others
• Staring at supervisor
• Raising voice
• Other aggressive responses
Flight response
• Looking/turning away
• Speaking softly
• Continually changing the subject
• Quickly agreeing without basis
• Other passive responses
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Prevent/Reduce Defensive Behaviors






Establish and maintain rapport
Be empathetic
Be open-minded
Observe verbal and nonverbal cues
Minimize threats
Encourage participation
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When Defensiveness Is Unavoidable



Recognize it
Allow its expression
• Accept employee’s feelings
• Ask for additional information and clarification
(if appropriate)
If situation becomes intolerable:
• Reschedule the meeting for a later time
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Leaders Also Need Coaching


A bad boss can have detrimental effects on both
employees and the firm.
But the problem is often the lack of training.
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Most Common Types of “Bad Bosses”




Micromanagers
Neglectful Managers
Bully Bosses
Divisive Bosses
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Quick Review




Coaching
Coaching Styles
Coaching Process
Coaching, Development, and Performance
Review Meetings
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means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Printed in the United States of America.
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