As a business coach, I see leaders not always setting their teams up for success. They can have good intentions, but sometimes there’s a lack of leadership mentorship and support, which can cause the team to lose trust. This can be a recipe for disaster because, without trust, teams can’t perform at their best. If you’re a leader, it’s important to set your team up for success by providing mentorship and support. Let them know you’re there for them and want them to succeed. When you do this, you’ll build trust and create a winning team. I worked with a leader navigating a tough spot at a global organization.
Difficult Promotion Situation
My business coaching client, John (name disguised), was a technical person working in IT at a large company. He was the go-to guy for anything tech related and was very happy with his career progression. However, his expectations started changing when he was promoted to a management position, and he quickly realized he wasn’t prepared for the new challenges. Luckily, John came to me for help, and we started working together to develop a plan for his success.
As we worked together, I learned more about John’s situation. He had always been the go-to guy in his previous job. He was used to being in charge and having people look up to him. But when he was promoted to a new role, things changed. John wasn’t doing well in his new position, and people started to look down on him. It was a tough adjustment for John, but he eventually realized he needed to work hard and prove himself if he wanted to succeed in his new role.
Uncovering the Root of Leadership Gaps
To help my business coaching client, John, I performed a DISC assessment on him and asked him further questions to get to the root of his issues. After completing the evaluation, it was clear John is an enthusiastic learner eager to understand what he wants. However, leadership placed him in a role where he couldn’t succeed. As a result, John felt disempowered to do well in his new role. He went from being on top of the world to feeling a lack of confidence.
Building a Plan to Enhance Confidence
I worked with John to create a custom business coaching plan to help him get his confidence back. Together, we identified his goals and developed a strategy for achieving them. It was a powerful process for him; after our work together, he became more of himself. He took the lessons he learned and applied them to his business with great success. Today, John is thriving in his business and is confident in his abilities – something I’m very proud of.
There are so many stories like John’s. This episode of the Soar Higher podcast with Jason Ballard gets into the details of a leader who wasn’t nurtured in a way for him to succeed properly. With a comprehensive business plan, we were able to turn his confidence around and transform the way he approached his role. Listen to this episode of Soar Higher for more details on how you can work with a business coach to elevate your career fulfillment.
