When
you adopt a coaching role, you learn to be more in tune with each
individual's needs and preferred style of communication. This can be
critical to successfully communicating changes in the workplace to your
team members.
While
it may not seem cost-effective or efficient to tailor communication to
every individual, the coach's role is to work through change with each
team member. Most critical to effectively presenting change and garnering
team acceptance of change are: open channels of communication, a sense of
trust and a belief that the changes are beneficial to the organization and
the individual.
Recall
a time when you were presented with change. What helped you accept the
change? What made you want to reject the change? Use this when talking to
your team about changes.
