Tip 182- Support and Challenge Leaders

Coaches must balance how they support and balance their leaders, helping them to maintain forward motion to reach their desired goals.

Support may come from:

• Brainstorming ideas for action.

• Putting your leader in touch with another leader.

• Role-playing a scenario before the leader acts.

• Celebrating a key accomplishment.

Challenge might require you to:

• Solicit ideas from the leader to create a better process.

• Confront the leader about why a deadline was missed.

• Hold the leader accountable.

• Urge the leader to take on a difficult situation.