Title: Coaching Employees Effectively to Improve Performance
Headings: 
Human Resources Employee Management
Use Coaching to Improve Employee Performance
Use 6 Steps to Coach Employees to Help Improve their Work Performance
The First Step in Coaching an Employee
Coaching When Performance Issues Exist
Second Example of Performance Coaching
6 Coaching Steps to Follow
Demonstrate your belief in the employee's ability too improve
Describe the performance problem to the employee.
Determine whether issues exist that limit the employee
Discuss potential solutions to the problem or improvement actions to take
Agree on a written action plan
Set a date and time for follow-up
The Bottom Line

Content: The goal of coaching is to work with the employee to solve performance problems and to improve the work of the employee, the team, and the department. Employees who respond positively to coaching and improve their performance can become valued contributors to the success of the business. Employees who fail to improve will find themselves placed on a formal performance improvement plan, known as a PIP. This sets up a formal process wherein the manager meets regularly with the underperforming employee to provide coaching and feedback. At the meetings, they also evaluate how well the employee is performing in achieving the performance goals that were enumerated in the PIP. Generally, by the time an employee has received a PIP, Human Resources staff are significantly involved in both the meetings and in the review of the employee's progress and performance. The HR staff are also significantly involved in ensuring that the manager's documentation of the employee's performance and the meetings is appropriate. Employees who fail to improve when on the PIP are likely to find their employment terminated. Second Example of Performance Coaching
In a second example of the use of performance coaching, managers can use performance coaching to help employees who are effective contributors improve and become even more effective contributors. Done well, coaching can help an employee continuously improve their skills, experience, and ability to contribute.