5 questions to ask before asking more of your team

915. Your team missed the deadline, and the reasons are starting to sound like excuses. The instinct is to push harder: tighter check-ins, a firmer performance conversation, more pressure applied in the same direction. But the fastest move and the most useful move are rarely the same one. In this episode, Rachel Cooke walks through five self-directed questions she uses with coaching clients whose teams have stalled, from "what if I'm wrong" to "can you define good" to "what distance have you already traveled." Modern Mentor is a Quick and Dirty Tips Podcast, hosted by Rachel Cooke! Find more from Rachel at http://www.LeadAboveNoise.com. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email: modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com Discover more from Modern Mentor! Transcripts available on your podcast app or QuickandDirtyTips.com.