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"I thought it would be easier to get people to turn their performance around," Amy, a young team leader, told her manager, Bernice. "I feel like I'm doing a good job of giving them feedback and coaching them when they need to improve, and they act like they understand my concerns. But then nothing changes."
"Well, I'm confident that you are, in fact, providing sufficient and timely feedback," Bernice replied. "But are you really coaching them? Or are you just criticizing them? Because that's going to be far less effective."
As managers, we hear and use these "C words" all the time—coaching, counseling, criticism— but they don't all mean the same thing. "Coaching" doesn't mean telling people what they've done wrong; rather, it's telling your team members what and how they can do right. Here's Bernice's advice to Amy:
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The Spencer County FFA attended the Kentucky State FFA Convention June 7-9 at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
Chapter members competed in career development events and had numerous members place first in these contests.
Engine trouble may have caused the crash of a small, single-engine plane that left the pilot seriously injured Sunday evening as he crashed immediately after taking off from a small airstrip in Little Mount shortly before 7 p.m.
Stan Thompson, 60, of Taylorsville, was transported to University Hospital in Louisville after he was able to escape the burning wreckage of his Piper Arrow.
The new Salt River bridge in Taylorsville was officially dedicated in honor of the late C.L. Glasscock in a ceremony held at First Baptist Church last Thursday afternoon.
Friends, family and elected officials gathered to remember a man they lauded for his faith, his service and his love of community. Glasscock, a former sheriff, school board member and county judge-executive, died nearly three years ago, but the legacy of what he did for the community, and how he touched the lives of those he met continues to live on.
Spencer County Public Library events
Join us for Dad Dayz Scavenger Hunt on Saturday, June 18th starting anytime between 10:30 a.m. and noon. Get a group together and start at the library. The hunt will take you through Taylorsville.
Learn and play Old Fashion Games and make your own marble on Tuesday, June 21st. There are spaces available at 12:30 and 2 p.m. Call 477-8137 to reserve your space.
Taylorsville-Spencer County firefighters responded June 8 to a fire that had broken out in a load of hay as it was being transported in a trailer on Taylorsville Road.
Raymond Revard, who was driving the pickup pulling the trailer, stopped a few yards south of Yoder Tipton Road. Some other motorists stopped to help.
Some boards on the trailer were burned, but Revard was not injured, and his truck was not damaged, fire Chief Nathan Nation said.
Johnny Tingle, 60, of Harrodsburg pleaded guilty June 9 in Spencer Circuit Court to several DUI-related charges.
Tingle was sentenced to 14 days for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs (second offense) and assessed $25 for possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle. Additionally, he was assessed $100 for no/expired registration plates and $500 for failure of owner to maintain required insurance.
Spencer Magnet Editorial
When Spencer County Sheriff Buddy Stump called a press conference in April to announce his office would no longer be offering 24/7 patrols following a vote by the fiscal court to cut his payroll budget by nearly $100,000, he refused to give details about his schedule. Understandably, he wanted to keep those details under wraps so as not to provide a green light to criminals.
After the shock of Sunday morning's massacre at a night club in Orlando began to wear off, the frenzy began.
The frenzy was not about finding out what truly happened, but centered on who could make the most political hay out of the tragedy.
In response to Jim Waters' June 8 article:
The American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life on Friday brought cancer survivors and their families to the Spencer County High School parking lot for an evening of fun and recognition. The event raised more than $25,500 to support the cancer society's work.
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