Coaching
As an analogy, unprepared a trainee can be compared to an ostrich pursuing personal goals with little awareness of ‘political’ organizational and cultural insight, their head in the sand protecting themselves in their comfort zone, when they need to be the wise owl, the role model with political insight, working towards collective organizational goals, developing personally and professionally simultaneously.
A recent study conducted by Olivero, Bain and Kopelman involving 31 managers over two months found that training alone increased productivity by 22.4%.
However, when training was augmented by 8 weeks of one-on-one coaching, productivity increased by 88%. Training with coaching achieved three times the impact.
To conclude, organizations need qualified and experienced, client centered trainers, providing realistic and experiential challenges, coupled with effective debriefs, taking trainees out of their comfort zone. And the missing key? Coaching for trainees during implementation phases to ensure their learning can be ‘lived’ despite organizational pressures.
Based in the GCC, Dr. Clare Beckett-McInroy is an Organisational and Executive Coach (CPCC, PCC with International Coaching Federation, MAC with Association for Coaching International), Trainer and Founder of BIZNET and BECKETT MCINROY CONSULTANCY (BMC, OMAC).
Clare has worked in public and private education, medical, banking, telecom, oil and gas, and business sectors as well as with high-net worth families, enabling transformations in people and organisations. Clare is Level A (ability) and B (personality traits) with the British Psychological Society and she holds a Research Doctorate from the University of Bath, (UK) and a range of qualifications in psychometric instruments, coaching and career guidance.
She has presented at numerous international universities, including Harvard University (US) and has over 50 published articles and book chapters. Clare is also an Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching with EMCC and a Committee member for European mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
http://www.beckett-mcinroy.com