One of the many coaching points I teach in my philosophy of Brain-Based Leadership is to see anyone who you would otherwise label as an underperformer as simply: UNCERTAIN.

Try it now.

Think of someone in the team who is not operating at the levels you’re looking for. On a scale from certain through to uncertain: where do you imagine they sit? And how have you had a hand in that?

These are interesting questions to ponder. They’re new perspectives through which to see this person (and their performance levels). And it might just give us some alternative strategies on how best to support this person to achieve their full potential.

Because let’s face it: whatever support we’ve offered to date is not working. Or at least, not currently. And so, we need to shift our approach.

Certainty is a PRIMARY DRIVER for the brain.

Think of a time when you had a task or project in front of you about which you were uncertain. And then someone said something that offered you a fresh perspective. Or a decision that had been hanging in the balance suddenly went the way of the project. Or you learnt something new that changed the context. And you immediately became entirely certain.

Isn’t it true that, in that shift, your performance just goes to a whole new level.

Why not learn from that and use it to your advantage, supporting your “underperformer”? Why not be the external catalyst that gives that person the kind of certain that transforms performance?

So, a little Brain-Based Leadership Coaching for you: “See underperformers first as uncertain.”

If you’d like to go deeper on the many teaching points of Brain-Based Leadership, check-out our masterclass training series THE BRAIN-BASED LEADER.

If you’d like to go deeper on the many teaching points of Brain-Based Leadership, check-out our masterclass training series THE BRAIN-BASED LEADER.

https://academy.thoughtsparkperformance.com/brain-based-leader

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