Managing Training Facilitator Guide
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SET UP the following equipment:
projector hooked up to PC with PowerPoint presentation
flip chart pad on easel
WELCOME participants as they arrive.
DISPLAY the welcome slide.
Welcome!
Developing & Managing
a Training Team
Your Facilitator Shari Ward
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BEGIN the class on time.
INTRODUCE yourself.
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My Ideal Leader
Respectf
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path
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ActiveListener
RemovesBarriers
Champion
Observant
Kind
Wayne Young
Advocate
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SAY: Lets kick our session off with some thinking about the managers wevehad in the past.
SHARE your ideal leader.
REFERto page 2 in the workbook.
ASK participants to think of the managers theyve had and to focus on the one
they consider to be the best, their ideal leader.
On the index card on the page, write his or her name and list several of
the qualities he or she possesses that demonstrate ideal leadership.
ALLOW 5 minutes for individual work.
DEBRIEF: Is anyone willing to share?
ASK: Why is it valuable to reflect on those we consider the best?
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Learning Objectives
Identify effective leadership
characteristics.
Complete a competency assessment for a
staff position.
Identify the six-step process for building a
team culture.
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Learning Objectives (cont.)
List the criteria for giving feedback.
Identify the different types of questions
and under what circumstances they are
most effectively used.
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SAY: So, what are our learning objectives for today?
REFERto page 3 in the workbook.
REFERto the slide and REVIEW the learning objectives.
ASK: By a show of hands, how many of you already have experiencemanaging a training team?
ALLOW responses. If some, SAY: Great! I am counting on you to share yourinsights and suggestions with the rest of us. Id love for this to be a dialogue!
SAY: These are what I plan for you to get from our session. Now I want tohear what youre looking forward to getting out of our time together.
ASK participants to make note of their objectives at the bottom of page 3.
ALLOW 2 minutes for individual work.
ASK participants to share their expectations.
WRITE them on a flipchart and POST it for reference at the end of thesession.
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Leading versus Managing
Management is efficiency in climbing the
ladder of success; leadership determineswhether the ladder is leaning against the
right wall.
~~ Stephen R. Covey
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SAY: Lets talk terminology.
REFERto page 4 in the workbook.
REFERto the slide and READ the Covey quote.
ASK: What is Mr. Covey saying in this statement?
SAY: We often use the terms administer, manage, and leadinterchangeably but they have quite different meanings as shown in yourworkbook.
Administer: to direct; to apply policy and procedure; to execute; to dispense;
to be of help.Manage: to have charge of or directly supervise; to control the movement of;
to bring about; to succeed in accomplishing by discipline or persuasion.
Lead: to show the way by going in advance; to conduct, escort, or direct; to
guide or steer; to afford a passage, course, or route; to point the way byexample or influence.
SAY: Sadly, the term lead has lost a bit of its impact through overuse. Were
looking to shine it up again!
ASK participants to write examples of daily activities for each term on page 4.
ALLOW 2 minutes for individual work.
ASK participants to share their examples.
WRITE them on columns on a flipchart and COMPARE the columns.
POST the chart for reference.
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Effective Leadership
1. What characteristics made
_____________________ effective?
2. Think of the least effective leader youve
worked for; what was the situation and
how long did you remain in it?
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Effective Leadership (cont.)
3. What characteristics caused that person
to be ineffective?
4. Now, list five additional characteristics of
an effective leader.
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REFERto page 5 in the workbook.
SAY: Just by looking at our definitions of managing versus leading, we seethat leadership is, by nature, more of a facilitative role. Leaders:
Create vision and a sense of direction
Share the vision
Model the way through credibility of action and display competence
Build trust through competence, cooperation and humility
Support employee needs
Encourage others through recognition and celebration
Adapt to change and lead others where they themselves are willing to
go
REVIEW the slides.
SAY: Theres a lot that goes into being an effective leader. Youve alreadybegun to identify characteristics that made a certain person your ideal leader.Lets dig deeper into that work.
SAY: Take a few minutes and answer the questions on pages 5 and 6 of yourworkbook.
ALLOW 6 minutes for individual work.
PAIRup the participants and ASK them to share their examples with their
partners.
SAY: Okay, so weve established some behaviors to be an effective leader, butto do so you need someone to lead. Its time to build your team.
REFERto page 7 in the workbook.
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Interviewing
Three questions you need to ask yourself:1. What will make this candidate a good fit
for the job?
2. What is the evidence that this candidate
is a good fit for the job?
3. What is the evidence that this candidate
is not a good fit for the job?
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5 Minutes SAY: When you come in as a new manager, sometimes you must hire staff,
and often you inherit staff. No matter what your situation, its wise to alwaysbe on the lookout for talent. Be creative when considering sources for
prospective team members. We have some ideas at the top of page 7.
ASK: What other ideas for sourcing candidates do you have?
SAY: Once you find your candidates, you need to prepare for the interview. Ofcourse, you prepare the questions youll ask the candidates. But there are
three critical questions you must ask yourself during the process, and youllwant to write these in your workbook:
1. What will make this candidate a good fit for the job?
2. What is the evidence that this candidate is a good fit for the job?
3. What is the evidence that this candidate is not a good fit for the job?
REVEAL the questions on the slide as you say them.
SAY: Weve shared some tips for success on your page, but two are missing!The first is Do your homework (write in first bullet space). What are some
examples of that?
Determine job requirements.
Craft behavior-based questions.
SAY: It is important to use the same set of questions for every candidate.
ASK: Why is that important?
Allows us to compare candidates appropriately.
Protects us from any appearance of unfairness.
SAY: The next tip is Look for contrary evidence (write in third bullet space).What does that mean?
Seek a balanced picture, as candidates are trying to put forth their best
but people are not perfect. If a candidate has examples of imperfect
behavior, it is evidence of emotional and professional maturity.
SAY: The final tip is to use references to network and determine who else you
can speak with to gather data and ideas. When you are interviewing, you arelooking for four things:
Measurable skills
Knowledge
Behavior
Interpersonal skills
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Build Your Team
Competency Assessment Worksheet
Job Description
Resume
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SAY: The key here is to knowwhat you are looking for.
ASK: What are some tools we can use to help us to determine what we needand how to recognize it?
GATHERsome responses and tie into the slide.
SAY: The three basic tools to use in your interviewing are a competency
assessment, the job description, and the candidates resume.
REFERto page 8 in the workbook.
SAY: On pages 8 and 9 youll find an example of a competency assessment
worksheet you can use if you dont have one available. It requires you to list
competencies within technical skills, knowledge, behavior, and interpersonalskills, provides an area to identify key responsibilities within each competencyand then areas to document evidence of strength, moderate strength, and
weakness for each one.
ASK: What advantages are there to using a tool like this?
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REFERto page 10 in the workbook.
SAY: Once you have an assessment worksheet of some kind, youll needsomething to help you complete it. Thats where the job description comes in.On pages 10 and 11 we have an example of a job description for aninstructional designer position.
Take a moment to review the job description.
ALLOW 2 minutes for review.
ASK: What basic types of information are contained in the job description?
Organizational hierarchy
Job responsibilities
Required skills and experience
ASK: Is there anything else that you would include in a job description?
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SAY: The final piece in this equation is the resume. It can help you identify
strengths the candidate has that you need.
REFERto page 12 in the workbook.
SAY: On page 12, youll find a sample resume from a candidate who is seekingan instructional designer position.
ASK: What types of information are typically included on a resume?
Contact info
Skills and knowledge
Work experience
Professional affiliations
Education, specialized training, and certifications
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Exercise
Focus on one measurable skill from the
job description.
Identify key responsibilities and
requirements.
Discover evidence of strengths and
weaknesses.
Craft competency-based questions.
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SAY: So, weve looked at the three tools we need to prepare for interviewing
candidates. Now its time to put them to use.
REFERto page 13 in the workbook.
REVIEW exercise instructions on slide.
SAY: In this individual exercise, youll complete the competency assessmentworksheet on pages 13 and 14 using the job description and resume in your
workbook.
Select one measurable skill from the job description and determine one or two
key responsibilities and requirements that support it.
Then, pour over the resume on page 12 to uncover evidence that thecandidate has strengths or weaknesses pertaining to that one skill.
Finally, craft one or two interview questions that your candidate will answer to
help you support your findings of strength.
You have 10 minutes for this exercise.
ASK: What questions do you have on the task at hand?
ALLOW 10 minutes for individual work.
RECONVENE and ASK: How did that go?
DISCUSS any issues, concerns, or questions, drawing on the experience andinsights of the group.
BREAK for 10 minutes.
When back from break, ASK if there are any questions from the first part ofthe session.
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SAY: Sometimes, you ARE the training team. Even if you have a staff, it never
seems like we have enough resources.
ASK: So, how do you get it all done? Lets brainstorm some ideas you cancapture on page 15.
Examples of strategies if needed to contribute:
Advisory board
Subject-matter experts (SMEs)
Online resources
Trade (your skill for anothers skill)
Outsourcing
Brown bag lunches with experts
On the job training
Mentoring
Job aids
Job rotation
Book groups
Self study
Video
Managers
Learners
SAY: Thank you for those great ideas!
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Team Culture: Six-Step Process
What do we want to look
like as a team in the
future?
Write a team vision
statement.
Why do we exist as a
team?
Define teams purpose.
Critical QuestionStep
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Team Culture: Six-Step Process
What strategies and
tactics will be
implemented to reach
our goals and
objectives?
Identify strategies and
tactics.
What goals and
objectives do we need in
place to reach our
vision?
Define the goals and
objectives.
Critical QuestionStep
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Team Culture: Six-Step Process
What will guide our
development andbehavior in this work
environment?
Set standards, norms,
and expectations.
What roles and
responsibilities and whatsupport systems are
needed for us to functionsuccessfully as a team?
Delineate team roles
and responsibilities.
Critical QuestionStep
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SAY: Once youve got the team members, you dont automatically have a
team. It takes effort and focus to get a group of people to behave like a team.We promote a six-step process for cultivating a team.
REFERto page 16 in the workbook.
REVEAL the critical questions on the slides for the participants to note in theirworkbooks.
Step Critical Question
Define teams purpose. Why do we exist as a team?
Write a team visionstatement.
What do we want to look like as a team in thefuture?
Define the goals andobjectives.
What goals and objectives will we need in placeto reach our vision?
Identify strategies and
tactics.
What strategies and tactics will be implemented
to reach our goals and objectives?
Delineate team roles andresponsibilities.
What roles and responsibilities and whatsupport systems are needed for us to function
successfully as a team?
Set standards, norms, andexpectations.
What will guide our development and behaviorin this work environment?
ASK: What questions do you have about the team culture process?
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Tuckman Model
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Tuckman Model (cont.)
adjourning
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Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Forming
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ASK: Who has heard of the Four Stages of Team Development?
REFERto page 17 in the workbook.
SAY: Excellent! Join me on page 17 and lets put your knowledge of the fourstages to work.
Youll work in teams to read through the information on the Tuckman modeland fill in the blanks then well come back together to see how you did. Lets
take about 5 minutes for this work.
ASSIGN four groups.
ALLOW 5 minutes for group work.
RECONVENE and REVIEW the answers on the slides.
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Implications of Tuckmans
Four Stages of Development
Forming Storming Norming Performing
Team
Leader'sStyle
More directive
approach, outlininghow the process will
develop and layingdown a clear
structure.
Leader needs to be
supportive, activelylistening to team
members, managingthe conflict,
generating ideas, andexplaining decisions.
Leader acts as a team
member, asleadership is starting
to be shared. Leaderhelps to develop
consensus.
Leader takes
overview, but thegroup is sharing
leadership betweenmembers for daily
work.
Reaction to
Leadership
Team members take a
tentative, wait andsee approach.
Leader will be allowed
to lead, but thatdoesn't guarantee
support.
Leader is under
pressure from morevocal team members.
General support for
the leadership withinthe team. Mutualrespect underpins
this.
Personal relationships
have developed, whicunderpin theleadership
relationship.
Team
Process
Process is driven by
the leader. Somepeople are reluctant
to contribute openly.
Process likely to
break down untilconflict is resolved.
The core process
should operatesmoothly, although
there is a danger of
focusing on smallerprocess issues ratherthan core team work.
Process functions wel
and is adjusted asnecessary. Leadership
is shared and tasks
delegated.
Trust withinthe team
Individuals are notclear about their
contributions."Getting to know you"
phase. Trust maystart to be built.
Trust is focused intosmaller groups as
sub-groups andalliances form.
As roles are acceptedand clarified, trust
and relationshipsstart to develop to a
greater degree.
Team starts to operaton higher levels of
trust as loyalty andrelationships develop
HowDecisions
are made
Nominated leader isexpected to make
decisions. Some more
vocal members maydominate.
Decisions are hard tomake. Members are
unwilling to give way.
Compromise is afrequent outcome.
Group is able to cometo common decisions.
Win-win is more likely
than compromise.
Decision making iseasier - some
decisions are
delegated to sub-groups or individuals
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10 Minutes SAY: Let's explore the implications of each of the four stages of the Tuckman
model for team leaders.
DISTRIBUTE the Implications of Tuckmans Four Stages of Development
handout.
SAY: This table outlines the four stages and the implications that each has on:
the style of the team leader
the teams reaction to the leadership
the team process
trust within the team
how decisions are made
SAY: Id like you to work in your teams again and create a flip chart thatrepresents your assigned stage on these five items. Designate a spokespersonwho will present your findings to the rest of us. You will have 8 minutes foryour group work.
ASSIGN a stage to each group.
ASK: What questions do you have about the assignment?
ALLOW 8 minutes for group work.
RECONVENE group and ASK for volunteers to share their charts.
APPLAUD everyones good work!
POST the charts around the room for future reference.
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Motivation
Establish the environment.
Ask the right questions.
Brainstorm ideas!
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SAY: So, youve got your team humming, but unless care is given, the best
team can unravel. How many times have you heard that you need to motivateyour team? Millions, right? Or at least hundreds (Im prone to exaggeration!).
The point is you cant motivate anyoneexcept yourself. You cannot motivate ateam member to excel; each of us owns our motivation. I either motivate
myself or I do not.
As a manager, what you can and must do is to set the stage for motivation to
occur. You are the facilitator of motivation.
REFERto page 18 in the workbook.
REVIEW the slide.
SAY: And to do that, you must:
Establish an environment that employees find motivational.
Ask the right questions to determine what motivates each person on
your team.
Brainstorm ideas with your team, your peers, and your manager.
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SAY: To help you make the most of that important conversation with your
employees, page 19 has some great questions you can ask. Take a momentnow and read those over, highlighting several that you think will work for you.
ALLOW 2 minutes for individual reading.
ASK: What did you think when you read the last question?
ENCOURAGE responses and ASK probing questions if appropriate.
SAY: We know that not everyone is motivated by the same things. People do
things for their reasons, not yours. Its valuable to have a tool kit of ideas
available as you have conversations with employees and uncover whatmotivates them. To get you started on your stash of motivational ideas, letshave you work in groups again.
PUT participants into new groups if possible.
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Exercise
Work in your group to brainstorm ideas
that are:
No cost
Low cost
High cost
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#3
10 Minutes
REFERto page 20 in the workbook.
SAY: Work with your group members to come up with ideas to enrich themotivational aspect of your work environment. Be sure to identify ideas thatare no cost, low cost, and high cost. The team that has the most ideas will wina special distinction! Youll have 5 minutes for your group work. GO!!
ALLOW 5 minutes for the groups to work.
RECONVENE and have the teams tally their results.
ASK for each groups number and write the numbers on a flipchart.
AWARD the group with the highest number of ideas the distinction of CIG
(Chief Idea Generators) and present each one with an adhesive name tagstating such.
ASK: Did I use a motivational technique on you?
DISCUSS the value of intrinsic rewards the point is that not everything hasto cost money to be effective. Some no-cost ideas that may not have been
mentioned:
opportunities to solve problems
challenging assignments
opportunity to mentor
involvement in decision-making
ASK each group to share an idea for each category. Go around several timesand encourage the participants to record any new ideas that appeal to them.
APPLAUD the groups on their good work!
BREAK for 10 minutes.
When back from break, ASK if there are any questions from the first part of
the session.
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Coach Your Team
Feedback is the breakfast of champions.
~~ Ken Blanchard
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Coach Your Team (cont.)
Effective Goals:
Measurable
Challenging yet achievable
Clearly stated behavior
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SAY: So far, youve selected team members, identified how your behavior can
impact the teams performance, and brainstormed creative ways to provide amotivational environment. Whew! Youre set, right? Of course you arent, and
you know it. To be successful, you incorporate ways to continually coach your
team members. In fact, youll spend the majority of your time in a coachingrole.
REVIEW slide.
SAY: To quote a management expert, Feedback is the breakfast ofchampions.
ASK: What did Mr. Blanchard mean by this?
REFERto page 21 in the workbook.
SAY: Ken Blanchard is perhaps best known for one of his first books on thesubject of management, The One Minute Manager. We managers often act likewe dont have time for coaching; his point is that you can do a lot in oneminute.
Coaching begins with effective goals. We consider goals effective if they are:
Measurable
Challenging yet achievable
Cleary stated behavior
ASK:
Why must all three of these characteristics be present for a goal to beeffective?
For those of you who are familiar with SMART goals, what is missing
from this list? (Specific, measurable, achievable, results, time-bound).
SAY: On the remainder of page 21 and over to page 22, we have suggestions
for success in other one-minute aspects of coaching. Take a few minutes toread them over and make notes on those you want to discuss when we comeback together.
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Coach Your Team (cont.)
It doesnt take a lot of time:
Can you spare a minute?
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8 Minutes ALLOW four minutes for reading.
RECONVENE the group and ASK: What do you want to discuss from yourreading?
FACILITATE a discussion of points and DEFERto the group on questionswhenever possible.
REVIEW the slide.
SAY: Successful coaching really comes down to the question of Can you spare
a minute? Start there and it wont seem so overwhelming and your staff willappreciate it.
ASK: What questions do you have about our discussion of coaching so far?
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SAY: An important part of coaching is giving feedback to employees and
receiving it yourself!
REFERto page 23 in the workbook.
SAY: As in setting goals, providing feedback is most effective when weconsider the guidelines shown on pages 23 and 24. Take a minute to read
those over and highlight important ideas.
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Giving Feedback
Build the emotional bank account:
Building productive relationships
Catch people doing things right
Give feedback with care
Handle differences productively
Celebrate success
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SAY: A powerful by-product of giving feedback effectively is that it builds
rapport with your employees.
ASK: By a show of hands, who is familiar with the Covey concept of the
emotional bank account?
ASK one of the participants who raised a hand to explain the concept.
ASK: Does anyone have anything to add to the explanation?
SAY: There are numerous ways that giving feedback makes deposits to the
emotional bank account:
REVIEW the slide and ENCOURAGE participants to record the ideas in theirworkbooks.
Building productive relationships
Catch people doing things right
Give feedback with care
Handle differences productively
Celebrate success
ASK: What other benefits do you see?
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Exercise
Rewrite the feedback statements to be:
Specific, descriptive of behavior
Based on objective criteria
Timely
Based on facts, observations
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SAY: Okay, its time to practice!
REFERto page 25 in the workbook.
REVIEW the instructions on the slide.
SAY: In my experience, my feedback is always most effective when I taketime to plan it out before delivering it. If I try to wing it, I always regret it!
Take some time now and rewrite each of the feedback statements on page 25,making sure your statements are:
Specific, descriptive of behavior
Based on objective criteria
Timely
Based on facts, observations
You will have 8 minutes for your individual work.
ALLOW 8 minutes for individual work.
PAIRparticipants up and have each person practice two of their feedback
statements to their partner, soliciting feedback on the effectiveness of eachstatement.
ALLOW 10 minutes for the pair work.
RECONVENE the group and ASK: How did that go?
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The Fine Art of Questioning
Open-ended
Closed
Leading
Limited Choice
Linking
Probing
Reminder
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SAY: Effective feedback is a dialogue, not just one way. To encourage your
employee to join you in a conversation, put the fine art of questioning intoplay.
REVIEW the types of questions shown on the slide.
SAY: On page 26, we find some examples of the various types of questions.Lets go through each one.
Probing questions are used to uncover additional information. The suggestionsthat are missing are:
Go on
Tell me more about
Give me a typical example
How was it resolved?
How important do you think it is?
How could it have been handled better?
Linking questions help you connect the employees thoughts to a separatepoint or discussion.
Leading questions do just that lead the employee to a certain point.
Reminder questionswell, they remind! The missing suggestion is:
Could you remind me again of what happened when ?
What distinguishes an open-ended question? It requires more than a one-wordanswer. The suggestions are:
How are you feeling?
What might happen if ?
List one way you could handle?
Closed questions require only a yes or no answer and are used to controlanswers.
Limited-choice questions are a variation of the Closed question as they stillrequire only a one or two word answer.
ASK: What other suggestions for any of these question types do you have?
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Exercise
Write your scenario statements.
Choose one scenario to practice.
One person receives the feedback and
one person observes the interaction.
The receiver and observer will provide
feedback on how the message was
perceived.
Switch roles until all three have practiced.
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SAY: You have already practiced feedback statements lets kick it up a
notch! Id like you to practice developing and delivering feedback responsesthat incorporate questions so that you engage in actual conversions.
SAY: There are five scenarios on pages 27 through 29.
REVIEW instructions on the slide.
SAY: Youll work in triads for this practice. In your triad, decide which scenarioyou will each practice. Then, work individually to write your feedback
statements. When you are ready to practice, one of your triad will be theperson receiving the feedback, and will respond appropriately to make theexperience as meaningful as possible.
The third person will observe the interaction and make notes on what workswell and suggestions for next time. Once the feedback is delivered, the
receiver and observer will share what they thought worked well and what ideasthey have to increase the effectiveness. Then, switch roles and the next personpractices a different scenario.
You will have six minutes per round and I will call time to be sure everyone hasan opportunity to practice.
ASK: What questions do you have before we begin?
PUT participants into trios for practice.
ALLOW 6 minutes for individual work.
CALL time every six minutes to keep practices on track.
RECONVENE the entire group and ASK: How did that go?
DISCUSS any challenges or insights, deferring to the group whenever
possible.
SAY: Thank you so much for your active participation in the skills practices. Ibelieve your practice experiences will come back to you when you are
preparing for future feedback sessions and you and your employee will benefit
from your practice!
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Coaching Plan
Working One-on-One
Orchestrating Learning Opportunities
Enhancing Self-Reliance
Recommended Resources
Overcoming Obstacles
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SAY: I find that, like anything of importance, my coaching is more effective
when I have a plan. On page 30 of your workbook, youll find a sample of aplan that comes from PDIs Successful Managers Handbook.
REVIEW the slide.
SAY: Of course, any format that works for you will do, although I wouldsuggest your plan include at least these things:
Ideas on how you will work one-on-one with the employee
What you will do to orchestrate learning opportunities
Ways you can enhance the employees self-reliance
Resources you recommend the employee use
Coaching tactics to assist the employee in overcoming development
obstacles
ASK: What other things would you suggest be included in a coaching plan?
THANK participants for their ideas.
SAY: Whatever form it takes, planning for coaching can only help increase itseffectiveness. Finding some way to capture your thoughts and brainstorm
obstacles will provide a richer experience for you and your employee and workwonders in building your relationship. Those outcomes are well worth the
effort, wouldnt you agree?
ASK: What questions or comments do you have about anything we have
discussed this afternoon?
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Insight and Action
Identify three insights gained from oursession.
Contract with yourself for three actions.
Willing to share?
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SAY: Its time for you to do some reflecting on the many topics weve
discussed today. Please join me on page 31 of your workbook.
REVIEW the instructions on the slide.
SAY: Id love for you to identify three ahas! you had from your work this
afternoon, and write those on page 31.
Then, on page 32, please create a contract with yourself on three actions you
will undertake and the dates by which youll implement them. Take about 5minutes for this work then well come back together and do some sharing.
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5 Minutes ALLOW five minutes for individual work.
ASK if anyone is willing to share one insight they had or one action item theyidentified.
ENCOURAGE participants to share.
THANK participants for their awesome insights and for committing toimplementing action items.
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Bibliography
Referenced in materials
Suggested readings
Love to hear your favorites!
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REVIEW the slide.
SAY: On page 33 of your workbook youll find a listing of the books and articlesreferenced in this material as well as those I find valuable readings.
ASK: Does anyone have a favorite resource youre willing to share with us?
REVIEW the expectations chart created at the beginning of the session andcross off all that were accomplished. Brainstorm resources for those outside of
the scope.
DISPLAY the ending slide.
Thank You!
I would love to hear about your
successes and challenges
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SAY: I am confident that the learning you take with you today will have aprofound impact on your team and your work. I thank you so much for all youhave taught me today, and I look forward to hearing about your future successesand challenges. Youve got my card please keep in touch!