Maureen's Advice on Forbes.com

Psychological Safety. The degree of psychological safety is one of the strongest predictors of team effectiveness. It allows people to safely disagree and offer new ideas. It helps people show up as the best version of themselves. Whether the team building objective is to teach a new skill or to develop new strategy, ensuring that the team's psychological safety is also built greatly increases the likelihood of success. To see more tips from other experts, read the Forbes.com article HERE.

Assign Them a Buddy. Intimacy (into-me-see) is a key ingredient in successful attachment to a workplace. Assigning a buddy to every new hire with the explicit goal of helping this new employee feel seen, understood and helped is a highly effective way to help onboard them. Buddies are then readily able to customize onboarding support to meet the new hire’s needs. To see more tips from other experts, read the Forbes.com article HERE.

How Am I Getting in My Own Way? People come to a coach when they have a clear challenge or area of focus. And, rightly so, they can be goal-driven towards that. It is essential to get the focus deeper, to the root issues. Great coaches will always do this, but you can help them get there faster, and you will meet your goals sooner, if you ask: “How am I getting in my own way?” To see more tips from other experts, read the Forbes.com article HERE.

Use A Simple Formula. People rise or lower to the level of performance that is expected of them. Remove any chance that you might convey limiting beliefs about your employee by using a simple formula: State the facts you observed (and not the story you made up about those facts), State the impacts on the work, other employees, etc., Make a clear request; and Let them know this request is because you see their potential. To see more tips from other experts, read the Forbes.com article HERE.