2. Who am I?
Executive coach
Instructor @ Stanford GSB
www.edbatista.com
blogs.hbr.org/ed-batista
HBR Guide to Coaching Your Employees
3. Where are we
going?
1:1 communication
Group norms
You as partners and role models
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4. How will we
get there?
Concepts
Exercises & debriefs
1:1 feedback
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5. Startups as
human systems
Complex group dynamics
Communication = survival
Feedback = learning
Relationships matter
Leaders as levers
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14. The net
David Bradford
How to avoid triggering defensiveness?
How to increase perceptions of fairness?
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15. The net
Me and my…
You and your…
My behavior…
Actions
Statements
Non-Verbals
Needs
Motives
Intentions
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Feelings
Reactions
Responses
16. The net
Stay on our side of the net
Focus on observed behavior
Disclose our response
When you do [X], I feel [Y].
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27. Use the model
When giving feedback…
Be mindful of status
Minimize uncertainty
Maximize autonomy
Build the relationship*
Play fair*
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28. Use the model
When getting feedback…
Recognize our threat response
Manage our emotions (Norms help*)
34. The net
How to avoid triggering defensiveness?
How to increase perceptions of fairness?
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35. The net
Me and my…
You and your…
My behavior…
Actions
Statements
Non-Verbals
Needs
Motives
Intentions
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Feelings
Reactions
Responses
36. The net
Stay on our side of the net
Focus on observed behavior
Disclose our response
When you do [X], I feel [Y].
Diminish social threat & defensiveness
Increase perceptions of fairness
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37. Founder as avatar
Think about your partner
When do you cross their net?
When do they cross yours?
39. EQ and groups
Why care?
Effective teams
Participation, cooperation, collaboration
Can’t mandate behavior
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40. EQ and groups
Essential conditions…
Mutual trust
Group identity (feeling of belonging)
Group efficacy (belief in value of the team)
Strongly affected by group EQ
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41. EQ and groups
Individual EQ
Emotional awareness
Emotion regulation (≠ suppression)
Inward (one’s own emotions)
Outward (others’ emotions)
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42. EQ and groups
High EQ individuals ≠ High EQ group
Group norms determine group EQ
Create awareness of emotion
Help regulate emotion
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43. Founder as avatar
Your behavior = company norms
How aware are you of your emotions?
How well do you regulate your emotions?
73. 1:1 feedback
When getting feedback…
Observe your threat response
Do you want to ask for specific feedback?
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74. 1:1 feedback
When giving feedback…
Positive feedback encouraged
When criticizing, stay on your side of the net
When you do [X], I feel [Y].
Use the Vocabulary of Emotions
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