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Exceptional (E)
- Builds independence
- Very supportive of others’ attempts at improvement
- Excellent at demonstrating appropriate procedures
- Applauds effort
- Invests time through regular feedback as well as during formal appraisals
- Has an “open door” to new employees who have questions about the job
- Reinforces and supports ways to orient the new employee to their job
- Uses delegation well to develop staff
- Excellent role model for continuous learning
- Leads people to discover their own answers
- Adept at identifying talent and weaknesses and provides solutions
- Inspires others to do better and learn more
- Outstanding ability to explain and teach
- Exceedingly devoted to staff development
- Creative and dedicated to developing others
- Training and delegation combine to develop an excellent staff
Successful (S)
- Delivers feedback directly and constructively
- A role model, teacher, and guide
- Always shares relevant organization information with subordinates
- Always registers new employees for appropriate training
- Times coaching interventions effectively
- Does not overwhelm other person
- Draws out knowledge and skills from others
- Available when needed
- Allocates time for the coaching process
- Gives employees advanced training and additional responsibilities
- Develops employees appropriately
- Regularly shares management information during staff meetings
Learning Curve (LC)
- Displays eagerness to get to know his/her employees
- Demonstrates ability to focus on training needs of subordinates
- Concentrates on ensuring staff has the tools to perform their jobs
Needs Development (ND)
- Is not effective with people who are slow to learn
- Guides and coaches, but does not let others have responsibility
- Gets frustrated when others are not learning
- Assumes too much knowledge on others’ part
- Does not enable staff to reduce dependency
- Has difficulty integrating coaching with rest of job
- Insufficient training has led to poor productivity
- Fails to develop staff in needed areas
- Does not appropriately develop staff to perform needed duties
Unsatisfactory (U)
- Dictates to others rather than involving them
- Insensitive to needs of others
- Staff uncomfortable being coached by him/her
- Believes coaching is not part of job
- Staff is poorly trained
- Delegates only menial tasks
- Received numerous customer complaints about staff’s capability and courtesy
- Has repeatedly delayed giving new employee orientation to the department