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: Focus on the problem or behavior that needs improvement, not on the person. Use descriptions of the behavior with examples so that you and the employee share meaning . Ask for the employee's view of the situation. Do they see the same problem or opportunity for improvement that you do? Determine whether issues exist that limit the employee
Ask yourself whether the employee has the ability to perform the task or accomplish the objectives. Four common barriers are time, training, tools, and temperament. Determine how to remove these barriers, assuming one exists. Determine whether the employee needs your help to remove the barriers—a key role of a manager—or if he or she is able to tackle them alone. Discuss potential solutions to the problem or improvement actions to take
With a lower-performing employee, ask the employee for their ideas about how to correct the problem, or prevent it from happening again. With a high performing employee, talk about continuous improvement.