Coaching practices for Leader Member Exchange Lmx After a Loss

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  • There are people on my team I’ve quietly written off
  • My boss took a real chance on me and advocated for me, and I just took it and moved on without ever closing the loop
  • I lead a team and I’ve realized the people I lean on most are the ones who remind me of myself or are just easy to be around
  • Things with my manager have gone cold and transactional, and we’re both just avoiding it and quietly resenting each other
  • I keep waiting for my manager to notice me and hand me more trust, and it’s not happening

Practices that may help

  1. Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Made Practical
    Leader-member exchange theory, developed by George Graen and Mary Uhl-Bien, holds that leaders do not treat all followers the same — they develop distinct dyadic relationships ranging from high-LMX (trust, respect, mutual obligation) to low-LMX (formal, exchange-based). High-LMX relationships are consistently associated with better performance, satisfaction, and career outcomes in observational research.
  2. Deliberately expand your inner circle
    Move team members from low-LMX to high-LMX through intentional relationship investment.
    Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Made Practical
  3. Reciprocate when your leader invests in you
    When a leader gives you trust, opportunity, or advocacy, close the loop with visible follow-through.
    Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Made Practical
  4. Manage LMX differentiation fairly as a leader
    Acknowledge that you develop different relationships with different people — and ensure the differences are earned, not arbitrary.
    Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Made Practical
  5. Repair a damaged leader-follower relationship deliberately
    Take active steps to reset a deteriorated relationship, rather than allowing avoidance to compound the damage.
    Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Made Practical
  6. Invest in the relationship before you need it
    Build relational credit through reliability and initiative, not charm or performance alone.
    Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Made Practical
  7. Assess the current quality of your leader-member relationship
    Honestly diagnose where you stand in the relationship before trying to improve it.
    Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Made Practical
  8. Look out the window for credit, in the mirror for blame
    When things go well, credit others; when things go wrong, look at yourself first.
    Level 5 Leadership: Humility and Will in Great Leaders
  9. Expand your role through extra-role behavior
    Voluntarily take on work beyond your formal responsibilities to signal readiness for a higher-trust relationship.
    Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Made Practical
  10. Run brief after-action reviews without blame
    After any significant outcome — success or failure — ask four questions together as a team.
    Psychological Safety in Teams

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