Coaching Tips

A Manager’s Guide to Effective Coaching with Competency-Based Feedback and Tailored Tips

For managers, we offer guidance on actions to coach employees in their development effectively. This includes providing feedback aimed at enhancing their success. Our system connects each competency with relevant coaching tips, offering up to five specific suggestions for each competency to assist managers in supporting employee growth.

Types:	Coaching Tip Type Descriptions:
Project Management	Tips designed to increase effectiveness or efficiency of projects and project-related tasks. Example: After a meeting, develop a timeline detailing what action items need to be completed and when. Follow up with all parties to make sure deadlines are met.
Professional Development	Tips designed to improve the effectiveness of an incumbent in his/her current position. Example: Teach yourself to use a new office support tool. See if you can use this tool to improve the quality or efficiency of your work.
Planning	Tips that assist the incumbent in the development of short- and long-term activities or initiatives for a product/service line or a function, department, business unit, or the organization as a whole. Example: Plan ahead for any setbacks you may encounter. Make sure you have contingency plans in place.
Vigilance	Tips designed to monitor and improve upon the quality of goods/services, compliance with applicable regulations, or competitive position within the market. Example: Develop documentation to track quality standards and measures for various products or departments. Use this documentation to ensure that all employees are adhering to the same standards.
Improving Operations	Tips developed to offer suggestions on ways to improve overall organizational operations: improve process accuracy or efficiency, reduce costs, increase profit margins, etc. Example: Create documentation detailing common service issues. Use this to speed response to these issues.
Relationship Building	Tips that describe steps that will assist in the development of interpersonal relationships that benefit the organization. Example: Look for opportunities to meet clients or vendors in person.
Career Building	Tips designed to provide an incumbent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to progress to the next career level. Example: Assist a more senior colleague in the preparation of project proposals or updates.