Lacking Initiative
Green Light: Let’s Get Going
1. Ask the person(s) you’re coaching to write traits of someone who takes initiative as a strength. Add to their list to include things you think are important as well specific to taking initiative. Agree on that list of traits. Have them write down the strengths they have that are inclusive in that list and identify one trait on the list they have an opportunity to improve in themselves. 2. After they’ve completed the first step, ask them to come in next week and share two examples where they demonstrated actions in the traits from that list of someone who takes great imitative, and the success they experienced because of it. 3. Ask them to share 1 trait from that list that they struggled with or have an opportunity to improve in relation to taking initiative, and what steps they’re going to take to address that area.
Yellow Light: Needs Attention
1. Knowing we need to increase the amount of initiative we take in our work lives, next week come back with two specific examples of where you demonstrated traits from our earlier example of someone who takes initiative as a strength, and the success you experienced because of it. 2. Knowing we need to improve taking initiative in a more positive way in a relatively short time frame, come in next week and share 1 specific example of where you missed the mark a little on showing one of the traits from our list of someone who takes great initiative, and what steps you’re going to take to positively address that. Write them down. 3. Identify and write down any barriers that are keeping you from taking more initiative and demonstrating the traits in that list, and brainstorm ways to help remove or mitigate those barriers.
Red Light: Needs Immediate Attention
1. Knowing we need to improve our overall initiative taking in a really short time period, and that we’ve already been trying to work on this for some time, come in tomorrow with two specific examples where you took great initiative in a thoughtful and professional way (related to the list of traits we created), and what success you experienced because of it. 2. Bring in 1 specific example where your action didn’t meet the expectations for someone who takes great initiative, and what specific actions you’re going to take in the immediate future to take more positive initiative moving forward in a very short time period. 3. Identify what barriers are currently keeping you from taking more initiative, and how we can help you remove those barriers. Write them down.
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