taking performance management to a new level
Our third video has now been uploaded to the site.
This time the conversation is about one of the key aspects that allows leaders and managers to develop high performing teams. It also covers some of the theories that back this approach up such as positive regard, genuineness and expectations theory. Go to the video now to see what this concept is all about and let us know what you think.
“….unconditional positive regard, empathy and support, these are a given for good leadership coaching ….
… but the other thing we need to do is provide challenge …”
I was so excited when I heard Dr Jonathan Passmore say this in his fabulously entertaining speech on Thursday. He was speaking at the Association for Coaching’s ‘Going Global 2010’ International Conference in London – what a brilliant 2-day event!
Jonathan Passmore was telling us about the research which underpins their latest book ‘Leadership Coaching’, and how vital it is for these two elements, support and challenge, to be held in balance, and for the tension between the two to be effectively managed.
For anyone who has read Leading & Developing High Performance or attended the accreditation programme, they will know this is the critical underlying mindset of high performing leaders. Leading with High Challenge and High Support in powerful and equal combination is key to building high performing teams and getting consistent high achievement from your people. It holds true for parents bringing up their children, and it stands to reason that if you want to coach leaders to deliver high performance, you need to do the same .. and better!
‘Leadership Coaching’ is available from the Association for Coaching and Amazon.
Here with Leading & Developing High Performance we have a fantastic diagnostic tool to see how you measure up. Most of us tend to favour either challenge or support, very few of us have them in absolutely perfect balance. Through awareness and conscious effort you build the skill to get the balance right.
Leave us a comment on the content … or if you would like to try the tool.
One of the features of the Leading & Developing High Performance programme is that it includes a suite of questionnaires which measure how good you are as a manager or leader. They look at where you are in terms of using the 4 step process, your pattens of motivation, how you manage change, your underlying beliefs around management and your situational consistency, which means how appropriately you use the elements of the 4 step process in different situations.
This poll is a little teaser to see if you measure up to the challenge of leading & developing a high performance team. We will run this for a month and reveal the answer so you can see for yourself if you would benefit from developing your management skills with us!
It’s here! The second video with Ali Stewart and Andy Britnell talking about the 4 step process in Leading & Developing High Performance.
We have a slight technical hitch in getting the page to show on the top menu bar so please follow this link to the management development video.
We would welcome your comments and feedback.
For those interested in attending the next accreditation for Leading & Developing High Performance the venue has just been confirmed as being in Portland Place in London.
Please contact us here if you wish to take part. Places are limited so check availability now.
We would love to see you there.
