Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Hands-On ... - always yours

200 LEADING WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
• Do you know your direct reports’ strengths?
• Do you know what each of your people’s career aspirations
are?
• As a leader, do you know what motivates your reports to
their peak performance?
• Do you know each of your people’s specific learning style?
• What style assessments do you use to help determine your
people’s uniqueness?
7. ONE-ON-ONES
Each week in season and out, Coach French meets with his
players individually. These one-on-one conversations provide the
place for French to act as mentor to help his players deal with their
“inner battles.” He uses a Socratic approach where he asks questions
and lets the player explore her own answers. He also takes
opportunities to give feedback on each player’s progress. This is an
anchor to his program and contributes greatly to truly knowing and
developing each player year after year.
BUSINESS APPLICATION
• Do you come to one-on-ones with your leader prepared and
able to bring up pertinent issues to your development?
• Do you have one-on-ones with your people?
• Are there specific goals your reports are working on for their
development along with the tasks for their position?
• Are the one-on-ones valuable for you and your reports?
(Read more about one-on-ones in the Coach’s Corner on pages
222-226.)
8. SUPPORTIVE LEARNING
Ongoing learning is important to Coach French because it supports
his philosophy and program. He expects his players to read