<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Coaching&#8211;Not Just for&nbsp;Sports]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A good manager must also be a good coach.  Coaching involves identifying an employee’s skills and capabilities, and helping them to use them, which contributes to their ability to perform independently.  It also involves identifying areas that need improvement.  It involves both learning opportunities as well as recognition for performance.</p>
<p>There was recently a great post over at <a title="All Things Workplace" href="http://www.allthingsworkplace.com/" target="_blank">All Things Workplace</a> on <a title="Seven Coaching Tips" href="http://www.allthingsworkplace.com/2012/11/seven-tips-for-better-coaching.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+allthingsworkplace+%28AllThingsWorkplace%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">Seven Tips for Better Coaching</a>.  Check it out.</p>
<p>A good coach is &#8220;Sometime cheerleader, sometime nag; we all need someone to keep us on track.&#8221;</p>
<div style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pea_Whistle.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" title="English: By Richard Wheeler (Zephyris) 2007." alt="English: By Richard Wheeler (Zephyris) 2007." src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Pea_Whistle.jpg/300px-Pea_Whistle.jpg" height="225" width="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo credit: Wikipedia)</p></div>
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