Managing for Accountability

CHAPTER 8

Coaching Your Employees to Increased Accountability

In this chapter, you will learn how to coach your employees, deepening their engagement, job satisfaction, commitment, and personal and professional accountability. By making coaching a regular part of your organization’s culture, you maximize your employees’ potential and fully integrate them into your organization.

Coaching in a Nutshell

If you have played or been around sports or competitive activities such as football, soccer, track, or debate, you know firsthand the difference coaching makes. Coaches help players optimize their performance.

If you have competed individually or on a team with a coach’s guidance, you have felt what it means to work with a coach who believes in you. ...