Happy June! Summer, here we come! This month I want to discuss coaching . I have talked before about utilizing a coach. Now, I want to talk about being a coach. I have been blessed with three different coaches across my nine-plus years with ProRecruiters. They have challenged me to grow by evaluating what I’ve done and what I’m doing in order to determine what I will do going forward. Unfortunately, I do not always serve as a coach to my own team. Creating an environment in which you function as coach to your team benefits everyone. It helps you to see what’s working, what’s not, and potential areas of growth. It allows team members to discover their potential by being challenged to excel. It reveals potential problems while they are still “potential” problems. And the cherry on top: it builds camaraderie throughout the team. As I have researched coaching, I’ve learned several foundational principles that must be in play if you want to create a team atmosphere. First, coa