The Supportive Boss
Leaders: 7 things your struggling employee needs to hear you say
What if you’ve got someone who works for you who is struggling? They’re maybe a little overwhelmed or out of their depth. Perhaps they’ve lost their mojo. Or they’re reacting badly and you know something is up, but not quite what it is. What is that person secretly waiting to hear from you, their leader?
Here’s seven options to start with:
“I’ve got your back. What support do you need from me?”
“I know you can come through this.”
“Your concerns are genuine and I hear them.
Can we look together at how to deal with them?”
“The reason we fall over is so we can learn to get back up.
What do you want to learn from this?”
“Here’s the bigger picture of why this is important now …”
“Stop struggling.
Take a break.
Come back to it later from this [different] angle.”
“I’ve struggled with lots of things in the past myself.
I reckon we all must do at times.
Who have you asked for help?”
I hope those help a little? Please add a comment below if they’re still open, or contact me here, or tweet me @NickRobCoach especially if you’d like to add something that a struggling employee needs to hear from their leader.
