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The Gallup organization did a meta-analysis of 100 million employee interviews to identify what makes a highly engaged team.  The key factor is the manager, but one with a particular style of leading.  In a recent blog post, Jim Clifton reported, “ Gallup has discovered -- through studying what the best managers do differently -- that great managing is an act of coaching, not one of directing and administrating.”   At the center of compassionate accountability is coaching.  Good managers engage in regular coaching conversations to encourage, develop, and support team members.  In the blog, Clifton suggests several ways to implement this game changing strategy in an organization.   1.        Recognize that Millennials and Generation Z individuals want to learn and grow.  Coaching provides this opportunity. 2.       Announce to your organization that your leaders will move f...

How do you make the most of the gifts, experiences, and passions of those in your organization?     By encouraging questions. Whether you are leading a church, a judicatory, or a not-for-profit organization, asking questions and providing an opportunity for everyone to ask questions, provides a pathway to growth, excellence, and sustainability.   In Leading with Questions, Bob Tiede and Michael J. Marquardt  suggest developing a questioning culture in every organization.   A questioning culture has six hallmarks. When an organization has a questioning culture, the people in it:    Are willing to admit “I don't know.”   Go beyond allowing questions; they encourage questions. Are helped to develop the skills needed to ask questions in a positive way.   Focus on asking empowering questions and avoid disempowering questions.   Emphasize the process of asking questions and searching for answers rather than finding the “right” answers. ...

In a recent study conducted by the International Coach Federation on “ Building a Coaching Culture with Millennial Leaders,”  Alejandro Campos , 
  Head of Talent Management and Organizational Development at Continental Tire Worldwide, is cited in this quote: “Coaching is one of the instruments that we see can really boost performance and also help realize potential for people. We see it as something that is important to leverage our culture. So especially now that we are trying to be a more progressive and attractive employer, we’re trying to move from a culture of more top-down approach to a more collaborative approach in the more engaging leadership style.”  There is a crisis in ministerial leadership.  In many denominations, there are fewer seasoned ministers available and many younger clergy are disenchanted about working in the local church.  One way to address this concern is to incorporate basic tenets of coaching into the life of the ch...

In a recent study conducted by the International Coach Federation on “ Building a Coaching Culture with Millennial Leaders,” Alejandro Campos, 
   Head of Talent Management and Organizational Development at Continental Tire Worldwide, is cited in this quote: “Coaching is one of the instruments that we see can really boost performance and also help realize potential for people. We see it as something that is important to leverage our culture. So especially now that we are trying to be a more progressive and attractive employer, we’re trying to move from a culture of more top-down approach to a more collaborative approach in the more engaging leadership style.” There is a crisis in ministerial leadership.  In many denominations, there are fewer seasoned ministers available and many younger clergy are disenchanted about working in the local church.  One way to address this concern is to incorporate basic tenets of coaching into the life of the church...