LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCE DETERMINES YOUR LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT.

Published On: April 22, 2023

By: Khalif Barkhadle
Senior Blogger.

Sincere leaders stress over developing people. But people are responsible for their own development. You provide development opportunities and encouragement.
Level of experience and competence determines your level of involvement. Coaches approach professional athletes differently than T-Ball coaches approach little kids. Incompetence requires more instruction. When little kids join T-Ball, coaches tell them where to stand in the batter’s box and how to hold the bat. Do the same thing with people on your team.

▪︎ Unnecessary stress:

Low-aspiration people drive high-aspiration leaders nuts. Ask yourself, “Do they want to grow?” Before you stress over team members who aren’t growing. Maybe they’re happy where they are. When people don’t want to develop, ask, “Are they meeting expectations?” If they’re doing a good job, relax.

▪︎ Timing and development:
It’s frustrating when you want to say it once and have them get it. What’s easy for you is often hard for others. How much time should you allow for people to develop skills?

#1. Do they aspire to improve?.
Ask, “On a scale of 1:10, how important is your…