Thursday, May 18, 2006

The power of feedback and coaching

There's nothing like people telling you what they think of you especially if they are complete strangers that you have no prior relationship with.

You have this whole perception of yourself, but its not until you collect constructive and positive feedback from people that you really realize your strengths and weaknesses.

You also can't underestimate the power of coaching either. You may not have any experience with a specific topic or issue that an individual is dealing with... but if you simply ask the right questions, resisting the temptation of offering any advice, that individual can eventually work out the issue on their own.

I think its so easy to offer advice to people, but sometimes, the answer that individual is looking for may in fact be within themselves.

Where is this all coming from? I took this management course and I'm so empowered. ;-)

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