Coaching With Positive Feedback

It's not hard to hand out compliments. It's easier than being critical. After all, everyone loves hearing positive feedback. Yet, for some reason, many PDs feel it's their job to find problem areas and...

A program director was frustrated with the morning show. It was underperforming the radio station and many things needed to be fixed. In one meeting, we fixed most of the problems. It was a...

I was working with a new morning show consisting of a very intelligent, polished, and accomplished entertainer with little radio experience and a host learning how to transition from DJ to personality. The show...

A priority for air personalities should be an intense focus to create unique, original content from their personal lives through observation and storytelling. The problem is most talent doesn't have the experience, training, or expertise to pull...

Managing air talent isn't that complicated. Most are easy to get along with. Sure, some are difficult. But either way, the recipe is the same. Just Catch Them Doing Something Good, and reward them...

Ask any sports coach, teacher or parent about their biggest challenge, and it won't take long to hear something about working with people who aren't motivated. Add radio program director to that list, too....