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The question was posted by Sam on 26/06/2020 11:38:21

We have a few colleagues that don't have a lot of confidence in themselves. Every time they get invited to a meeting they immediately think negatively and despite any positive feedback they get it doesn't seem to change their confidence much.

I have been asked to look at ways in how we can help support these colleagues and I am hoping that this will be a scenario which you have either faced personally, or know people who are similar.

How have you handled this situation? Are there any course suggestions to help build confidence?


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Hi Samantha, I'd suggest doing some work around self limiting beliefs. Trying to explore how beliefs about situations are affecting their thoughts and feelings and exploring ideas about challenging or adapting those beliefs for a more positive outcome. There's a course module on beliefs in Trainers Library and I'm sure if you put beliefs in the search engine it will produce other materials too. Or contact me if you'd like to chat it through.
29/06/2020Ann
The Changing Perceptions exercise on Glasstap Trainers Library may be helpful to run with less confident colleagues. What is the issue with meetings in particular? Are we talking about 1-2-1's with managers or something else? Are people less inclined to speak up in a relatively large group? As a Reflector I struggle in meetings as the expectation often seems to be that I'm expected to take on new information and then have ideas/opinions about them immediately. I prefer to mull things over as my initial thoughts are generally not the most constructive (knee-jerk reaction). In this type of situation providing information ahead of the meeting, even just an agenda, gives people the chance to think beforehand. Do you have other, clear and obvious, ways for people to provide their thoughts after the event? Possibly not that useful if you do need quick responses. Some people struggle with positive feedback, especially introverts, where the feedback is given publicly. Try finding out how they would prefer to receive feedback. You could try asking them how they think a project or piece of work went and develop the conversation from there. Hope this is helpful.
29/06/2020Mike
Hi Samantha, I would check how often they are getting the feedback, the quality of the feedback and the ratio of the feedback Positive to Developmental? AVOID the old praise sandwich at all costs!!! AID is a great model to use - Action (what specifically did they do?) Impact (What was the impact of what they did? Do - (What do they need to continue to do or do differently in future to get better results?) This style feedback can be given for positive or developmental feedback and can be given using questions in a coaching style. It may also help to send an agenda out prior to the meeting, so they know what to expect and also give them time to prepare.Coaching would also be a good option to consider. Hope that these thought starters help, I am very happy to chat anything through
29/06/2020Suzette


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