Why Coaching Drives Leadership Results / Workshop Summary
Coaching: A Powerful Tool for Developing Better Leaders
How coaching helps local-government leaders build confidence, improve communication, and develop stronger teams.
An organization is only as good as its staff, and its staff is only as good as its leadership.
Local-government leaders face a familiar set of challenges: holding employees accountable, communicating effectively, managing conflict, and developing the next generation of supervisors and managers.
During a recent LeaderGov workshop, coaching specialist Gayle Johnson discussed how coaching can help leaders address these challenges and become more effective in their roles.
Before the workshop, participants were asked which leadership skills they hoped coaching could improve. Nearly 30% identified accountability and performance concerns, while another 25% selected communication and conflict. Participants also cited confidence in decision-making and executive presence as important concerns.
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Succession Planning Grid Using the 9-Box Grid
Local government leaders know that it’s important to have a succession plan and a way to identify each person’s development needs related to future roles. A terrific tool for cities and counties to use to identify gaps in readiness the 9-Box Grid.
Since local government base salary can sometimes sway employees to leave (and make it hard to attract quality talent) city and county leaders need to do all you can to groom and develop the talent you have in-house.
A 9-Box is a fairly simple approach to assessing your employees’ current potential and performance.
As the title describes, there are nine boxes in this assessment grid. Each box represents a type of employee that’s on your team and each type needs something different to grow and prosper.
 The vertical part of the grid has to do with potential. Â
- Do your employees have the potential to grow and develop into a leader and into a future larger role, of say….Water Billing Manager?
 The horizontal axis is about performance.
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