The Leading EDGE™ The Teaching EDGE™

The Leading EDGE™ –More than one leadership style –Match style to people and stage of team’s development E xplain D emonstrate G uide E nable

Explain, Demonstrate, Guide or Enable? Stage of Team Development: Forming  High Enthusiasm and Motivation / Low Skills  Forming requires E xplaining

Explain, Demonstrate, Guide or Enable? Stage of Team Development: Storming  Low Enthusiasm / Low Skills  Storming requires D emonstrating

Stage of Team Development: Norming  Rising Enthusiasm / Growing Skills  Norming requires G uiding, or coaching Explain, Demonstrate, Guide or Enable?

Stage of Team Development: Performing  High Enthusiasm / High Skills  Performing requires E nabling

Stages of Team Development Forming Storming Norming Performing E xplain D emonstrate G uide E nable

The Teaching EDGE™  Need for new skills  Leader provides skill instruction, if necessary  May serve as instructor or arrange for instruction

The Teaching EDGE™  Level of style needs to match learner’s enthusiasm and skill  Use Teaching EDGE™ to define style of instruction E xplain D emonstrate G uide E nable

Stages of Skill Development  Forming –Low skill / High enthusiasm  Storming –Works at skill, may become discouraged

Stages of Skill Development  Norming –Skill level will rise –So will enthusiasm  Performing –Mastered skill –Enthusiasm high –Skill has become their own –Can teach it to others

Root Beer Song   Dough – The stuff that buys my root beer   Ray – The guy that pours my root beer   Me – The guy that drinks my root beer   Fa – a long way to the john   So – Let’s have another root beer   La – A lotta lotta root beer   Tea – No thanks, I’m having root beer   And that leaves me with no dough, dough, dough, dough (repeat)

The Teaching EDGE™ New learner is enthused and motivated to learn –Has low level of skill Forming (Low Skill / High Enthusiasm) Instructor needs to carefully E xplain What to do / How to do it

The Teaching EDGE™ Learner - Mastering a skill may not be easy –Enthusiasm and motivation low –Skills still low Storming (Low Skill / Low Enthusiasm) Instructor must D emonstrate new skill – –Show what to do and how to do it

The Teaching EDGE™ After seeing, learner’s confidence rises, so do motivation and enthusiasm Norming (Increasing Skill / Growing Enthusiasm) Instructor needs to G uide – –Giving freedom to figure things out – –Support with encouragement – –Helping to move closer to goal

The Teaching EDGE™ Learner’s skill and enthusiasm high –Can act independently –Can be productive Performing (High Skill / High Enthusiasm) Instructor needs to E nable – –Offer freedom to make decisions – –Keep moving ahead – –Skill mastered, can teach others

The Teaching EDGE™ People remember … 10% of what they HEAR - 25% of what they SEE - 65% of what they DO - - Explain Demonstrate Guide Enable

Summary – Leading EDGE™  Team responds to leadership tailored to stage team is experiencing  Leading EDGE™ describes behavior of the leader as team moves through stages of development

Summary – Teaching EDGE™  Learner responds best to skill instruction tailored to stage of skill development  Teaching EDGE™ describes behavior of skills instructor as learner moves through stages of development

The Leading EDGE™ The Teaching EDGE™