Improving Coaching Styles for Long Term Success

The first step in any effort to improve employee performance is coaching. Coaching is part of the day-to-day interaction between a supervisor and an employee who reports to him or her. Coaching can provide positive feedback regarding employee contributions and alternatively can bring performance issues to an employee’s attention. The goals of coaching include working with the employee to solve performance problems and to help employees who are already effective contributors improve and become even more effective contributors.