Know Your Mission! You may not need to fire that employee, just yet. Coaching can play a significant role in turning around employee performance. Personally, I love working with challenging employees. Employees with a bad attitude, employees hired for the wrong role, employees who do not have the skills to do the job, employees who are disengaged, bring them on! In my book, Leadership Coaching as a Strategy for Employee Development , I explain the importance of resisting the temptation to blame your staff for poor performance. It is your responsibility, as the manager, to get results. The first time you blame your staff member, for your poor performance, you will start the “Cycle of Resistance” and significantly impede your ability to succeed. Think about this, would you rather have one hundred percent of your own effort or one percent of one hundred people’s effort? What is a Mission Statement? It is important to understand the Leadership Engage