Are you looking to personally coach the best out of your team members? Then start by assessing their CSE—core self-evaluation. This is the personality trait responsible for our temperament, our well being and how we judge our circumstances. It also drives our behavior. Those with high CSE are far more positive and confident in their abilities, satisfied with their jobs and perform them far better than those with low CSE. Promotional Consultant Today shares these guaranteed ways to assess your team's CSE.

Shifting The "Locus Of Control": Employees who believe that they control their future (internals) have an internal locus of control and are generally happier, more empowered and more productive than those who attribute their success or performance to fate or their surroundings (externals). As a result, internals are more satisfied with their work and perform better than externals. You can find out whether an employee is an internal or external by simply asking "What's been responsible for your success/performance?"

Increasing Emotional Intelligence: Employees with a tendency to easily experience unpleasant emotions like anxiety, depression and despair have lower emotional intelligence (EQ) and will react far more negatively to stress. Because their EQ levels are lower, their ability to connect, understand and influence others is severely impaired. If you have an employee who is emotionally fragile, consider asking: "What can you do to not get so stressed out next time you have a presentation/sales call)?" Or "What might be a more appropriate way to react to an upset client/colleague?"

Instilling Self-Efficacy: Self-efficacy is the trait responsible for how likely we are to succeed with current goals and tasks, or take on a challenging assignment or write it off as impossible. Those with high self-efficacy are more determined and persistent when dealing with adversity, and more likely to welcome new challenges as opportunities. The greater people's belief in their own power to influence an outcome the more likely they are to succeed with a new challenge.

Increasing Their Self-Esteem: Self-esteem is the approval we have of ourselves and the extent to which we see ourselves as capable, significant, successful and worthy. It is the most essential of the CSE domains since workers with low self-esteem are often unproductive because they are indecisive, fear making mistakes and strive for perfection, which leads to frustration when it isn't attained. Generally they are highly irritable and pessimistic, and can drain the positive, enthusiastic energy of their more self-assured colleagues. Predictably, those with low self-esteem are more likely to be dissatisfied with their jobs, performing them considerably worse than those with higher self-esteem. To boost the self-esteem of your employees:

  • Recognize and celebrate their successes and accomplishments as much as possible.

  • Express your gratitude and appreciation to them for the contribution and difference they keep making.

Source: Ascanio Pignatelli is an award-winning speaker, seminar leader, coach and author of the forthcoming book Lead from Need. He is the founder of ApexCEO, an executive coaching and leadership development group that helps C-level executives develop the leadership and communication skills to create more engaging workplaces.