There are workplace teams, and there are managers. But what about the role that straddles both worlds?
Shifting from purely doing to leading others can be a challenging transition—but with the right knowledge and skills, anyone can thrive in this role.
Player-Coach is your playbook for successfully navigating the transition from workplace team member to manager. HR experts and leadership development experts Val Markos and Tammy Martin arm you with a four-part leadership model and key concepts that will empower you to become an effective—even great—leader.
Filled with real-life experiences, stories and tips on developing the critical skills every player-coach needs to be successful, Player-Coach is your how-to guide on deftly shifting from doing to leading.
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The Authors
Val Markos and Tammy Martin are the principals of Player-Coach Leadership, specializing in helping player-coaches and other leaders be the best they can be. Both Val and Tammy have worked with executives ranging from mid-level managers to C-suite executives.
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Val is originally from Utah and spent most of his youth there, finally leaving the Wasatch Range to attend graduate school at the University of Georgia (UGA). After spending four years (to the day!) at UGA, he left with a PhD and went to work applying his education to roles at City of Miami, Florida; U.S. Steel; and then at BellSouth where he was executive director of leadership development. Since 2006 Val has worked as principal at Vmark Consulting doing just what he loves to do: coaching executives and providing assessment services for the development and selection of leadership roles. Val and his wife, Blanche, are empty-nesters with three children and ten grandchildren spread from coast to coast. Val is an avid cyclist and sports fan. He is heavily committed to his community and his faith.
Tammy Martin began her professional career as a graphic artist before serving in various leadership roles over her thirty-year career with BellSouth and AT&T. She found her passion in working with leaders to excel at leading others, spending the bulk of her tenure in human resource management and leadership development.
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Tammy was born and raised in Georgia and has traveled frequently all over the United States for work. She received her bachelor of arts in journalism from the University of Georgia and began her professional career as a graphic artist. She was hired by BellSouth Corporation in 1986 and served in various leadership roles with increasing responsibility over her thirty-year career with BellSouth and AT&T. She spent the bulk of her tenure in human resource management and leadership development, where her passion was working with leaders across the company to excel at leading others.
Tammy established The 5 Eleven Group in early 2018, a company focused on leadership consulting and executive coaching. When she isn’t working, Tammy enjoys the outdoors, music, cooking, painting, and giving of her time to others, especially her son, Drew, and her church. Tammy and her husband, Andy, now live part time in Georgia and part time in Western North Carolina, where they enjoy the outdoors and relaxed culture.
Services
Individual and small-group coaching experiences are based on a simple, 30-item 360-degree assessment and follow-on coaching. If your organization promotes individual contributors to leadership roles often, this combination of assessment and coaching in the first six months of a leader’s journey can be highly effective.
Speaking engagements and workshops are highly customized to your company’s needs, and can incorporate tailored 360s to gain insight into your organization’s strengths and greatest opportunities for development.
Services are tailored to your needs and are based on:
4-Part Player-Coach Leadership Model
This model focuses on four primary focus areas for moving from subject matter expert to coaching a team of experts: Set Direction, Secure Resources, Coach Individuals, Build the Team.
7 Critical Skills
Player-Coaches need to develop 7 critical skills to maximize their success: Observe, Listen, Delegate, Communicate, Build Effective Relationships, Organize and Plan, and Be a Role Model. It is important for a Player-Coach to be aware of their areas of weakness, and ensure they are sufficiently developed in order to succeed in their job. Player-Coach Leadership has developed simple and effective approaches to helping Player-Coaches focus on developing these critical skills.
Helping Organizations Support Player-Coaches
Leaders of Player-Coaches also require support. Player-Coach Leadership works with your human resources professionals, mentors, and internal consultants so that your business understand show best to engage the support systems you need to develop the growth and development of player-coaches in your organization.
Services
Individual and small-group coaching experiences are based on a simple, 30-item 360-degree assessment and follow-on coaching. If your organization promotes individual contributors to leadership roles often, this combination of assessment and coaching in the first six months of a leader’s journey can be highly effective.
Speaking engagements and workshops are highly customized to your company’s needs, and can incorporate tailored 360s to gain insight into your organization’s strengths and greatest opportunities for development.
Services are tailored to your needs and are based on:
4-Part Player-Coach Leadership Model
This model focuses on four primary focus areas for moving from subject matter expert to coaching a team of experts: Set Direction, Secure Resources, Coach Individuals, Build the Team.
7 Critical Skills
Player-Coaches need to develop 7 critical skills to maximize their success: Observe, Listen, Delegate, Communicate, Build Effective Relationships, Organize and Plan, and Be a Role Model. It is important for a Player-Coach to be aware of their areas of weakness, and ensure they are sufficiently developed in order to succeed in their job. Player-Coach Leadership has developed simple and effective approaches to helping Player-Coaches focus on developing these critical skills.
Helping Organizations Support Player-Coaches
Leaders of Player-Coaches also require support. Player-Coach Leadership works with your human resources professionals, mentors, and internal consultants so that your business understand show best to engage the support systems you need to develop the growth and development of player-coaches in your organization.