Different strokes for different folks!

Coaching people has its glorious moments. It is rather gratifying to observe the delta in someone you have worked with for a few months on. contemporary corporate folks like to call it Executive coaching. Frankly, I see it more as good ol' fashioned sitting-with-the-guy (or gal) and encouraging them to open up to themselves and their innate potential.

If you have ever considered that it's only a fresher out of college who has his weak moments, think again! The person in the corner office has his share of frailties too. And the bigger you get, the larger your problems loom, for you might have no one to go too in quest of help.

I don't intend this to be a note on Executive coaching though. The message here is rather simple. Every man or woman has their share of strengths and opportunity areas. Don't judge yourself or others by common standards and/or metrics. Within each person lies immense potential to make changes, move mountains (metaphorically). All it takes is a gentle push, or a patient hearing....perhaps some questions that motivate the person to re-think his/her belief systems.

Leaders often judge their flock wearing a single colored lens. It has terrific potential to mess up things since the flock is rather diverse, more so these days. Without taking on the mantle of an agony aunt, the best advice I could possibly offer here is this: Take off those damn lenses, and consider the specific strengths of each person you lead. Most likely you will find you have a swell resource working with you. And perchance if you can't find anything terrific about the person, maybe you need to consider your hiring abilities, for a change.

About the Author

Jag Bhanver

CEO, Talgro (India & Middle East)

Jag Bhanver is ranked among the TOP 5 Master Coaches in the World. He has coached Board members, CEOs and Industry leaders from diverse industries across 16 countries. He has also conducted more than 2,000 executive leadership interventions around the globe. He has been a faculty on Leadership for C-suite Executives, at Ivy League and top-tier institutions. He has been featured as a thought leader and best-selling author in Forbes magazine, The Economic Times, Times of India, Business World, CNN, CNBC, and Al Jazeera, among others. Jag has authored 6 best-selling books, including biographies on Google and Microsoft. His books have been translated into half a dozen languages, and sold cumulatively over 2 million copies. Jag is an award-winning educator. Jag is Group CEO for Talent Bridge International. He is also MD for The Next Milestone Technologies, and the Executive Director for PeopleFirst (India & Middle East). Formerly, he was the founding Chairman of IIFM, the largest Finance academy in the Asian region. During his corporate career, he has held international leadership roles for three of the largest banks globally, including HSBC.