Want to know how to help employees feel valued? It is important to get to know your team members and build relationships with them.
Asking the right questions can make all the difference in guiding others toward your team’s potential. Here are ten questions that can enhance your coaching skills:
1. What are your current goals and aspirations? – Understanding their objectives you can tailor your guidance to support their ambitions.
2. What challenges are you currently facing? – Identifying obstacles allows you to target advice to help overcome them.
3. What skills do you want to develop further? – Helps you focus on areas for growth and create a development plan.
4. What motivates you in your work? – Knowing what motivates each team member is one key to drive engagement and productivity.
5. How do you prefer to receive feedback? – Receiving feedback can be a challenge for the egos of some people, how you offer it can make a difference.
6. What resources or support do you need to achieve your goals? – You need to provide the necessary tools and support to facilitate their success.
7. What has been your biggest achievement so far, and why? – People want to feel they are making a difference, build on their strengths and build successes.
8. What do you enjoy most about your role? – Identify what brings them satisfaction and find ways to incorporate more of it into their work.
9. How do you handle setbacks and failures? – Ask what they learned and if they have any resilience strategies, before offering others.
10. What steps can you take to move closer to your goals? – Encourage developing actionable steps and accountability.
When you help employees feel valued and they feel their leader is interested in their success and development they thrive. When your employees thrive, you thrive.
What ideas do you have for helping your employees feel valued?