Episode 34: Challenging Direct Reports featuring Danielle Cobo and Scott Drake

People are challenging. There’s no other way to say it. Every person is unique, every situation is unique. People have their ups and downs, their bad days, their good days, their blah days, and they have their regular average days, and while all these days are irregular in nature, the one constant for leaders is to know how to recognize which of these challenges your people are having, and how to be an effective leader for them, the company, and yourself.

In this episode, I’ve assembled a group of diverse leaders from the Leadership Executive Coaching, HR, and IT industries to help define what makes a challenging direct report. We’ll also explore how emerging leaders can recognize when their people are experiencing challenges, and we’ll provide some advice and practical tools to help emerging leaders help their direct reports as they all navigate their challenges from the trenches.