Great Leaders are Great Coaches — 4 of 7

Want a clearer picture of what’s working in your business—and what needs attention? Take the free 12 Fundamentals Assessment for a personalized score and your clearest next step: 12fundamentals.comGreat leaders are great coaches, and great coaches know when to be assertive. In this episode, we continue our conversation about the five principles of effective coaching and discuss the importance of making healthy, helpful, and productive assertions. We also unpack four characteristics of a healthy assertion that can help you bring out the best in the people you’re leading and coaching.   To be an effective coach and leader, there are five key qualities to practice (0:51) Sometimes great coaching involves drawing answers out of someone, but other times it requires you to be assertive (5:16) There’s a fine line between healthy and unhealthy assertions (9:35) “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (11:15) Healthy assertions have four characteristics (19:01) 1. Healthy assertions are rare (19:35) 2. Healthy assertions are trustworthy (24:18) 3. Healthy assertions are humble (34:38) 4. Healthy assertions are principle-based (41:54) Path for Growth MembershipPath for Growth One-on-One CoachingSign up for the Worth it Wednesday EmailJoin Path for Growth on Instagram and Facebook Not sure where to start? Describe what’s happening in your business or team, then explore 400+ practical resources to help you take the next right step: resources.pathforgrowth.com