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As a coach, provide resources for your staff

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, May 31, 2007

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Part of coaching is letting staff know when their behavior is not appropriate or their skills are not meeting the requirements of their job description - and doing so appropriately. The last thing you want to do is leave the employee thinking that you just want them out of your department.

As a coach, your role is to provide every resource and tool they need, including your time, to help them improve. Don't let the following get in your way of coaching an employee to success or to a level that improves their ability to fulfill their role on the team:

• Your perception of a lack of time on your part to coach them
• Feelings of intimidation between yourself and this individual
• Fear of losing a valuable staff member
• Your extreme dislike for confronting people

Editor's note: The above excerpt is from the online course "Nursing CE Series: Leadership and Coaching Skills for Nurse Managers." For more information on this and other courses in our library, go to http://www.hcprofessor.com.

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