When to Coach and When to Direct Your Team

You will know when to ask questions and when to give a decision, and you will be able to run a four-step coaching conversation that ends with a clear commitment and a follow-up. The guide this episode is built from: Coaching as a Leader: How to Coach Your Team and When Not To (https://kengavranovic.com/insights/co...) Related guides: • Executive Team Coaching: When Your Leadership Team Needs It (https://kengavranovic.com/insights/ex...) • Does Accountability Improve Performance? What Research Says (https://kengavranovic.com/2026/06/16/...) • Are You a Manager or a Leader? (https://kengavranovic.com/2024/04/18/...) • Who Did the Thinking? Two Questions Before You Approve (https://kengavranovic.com/insights/wh...) • Managing a High Performer Your Standards Don't Reach (https://kengavranovic.com/insights/hi...) For a friend in a search, start here: • The STAR Method Interview, and When It Fails Senior Candidates (https://kengavranovic.com/insights/st...) . The STAR method for interview answers, with examples, how STAR compares with CAR, PAR and SOAR, and why senior candidates need more than a tidy story. • Passed Over for Promotion: Test This Before Working Harder (https://kengavranovic.com/insights/pa...) . If you've been passed over, don't just work harder. Ask if you can do the next job, if the people who choose know it, and if a real path exists here. Questions this guide answers: • What does coaching as a leader mean? • What is the difference between coaching and managing? • Is coaching the same as mentoring? • What is the coaching leadership style? • What are good coaching questions for managers? • Can a manager be a coach to their own team? • What is the GROW model? • When should a leader not coach? • What are the benefits of the coaching leadership style? • What are the core coaching skills for a leader? • How do you become a good coach at work? • How often should a leader coach? Talk to Ken (https://kengavranovic.com/booking) Chapters 1. 0:00 Welcome 2. 0:36 What coaching as a leader means 3. 1:14 Why coaching matters for engagement 4. 1:53 Three habits of effective coaching 5. 2:29 Coaching versus managing and limits 6. 4:21 Coaching conversation steps 7. 6:21 Coaching impact and practical tips 8. 11:34 Close and the one ask