News / Blog
Learning and Organisation Development continue to merge
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s annual survey report Learning and Talent Development 2011 has recently been made available for download via their website. One interesting trend highlights how organisations are increasingly turning to their learning and development specialists for organisation development/change management support.
Learning and Talent Management Report 2011
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s annual survey report Learning and Talent Development 2011 is now available for download. The report provides a useful insight into the main trends in learning and development across the United Kingdom.
The report finds that 86% of organisations are using coaching as part of their learning portfolio. Its primary objectives are most often performance management, preparing and supporting people in leadership roles and supporting learning and development.
Jewellers show coaching delivers 10 times more than it costs
Many congratulations to the L&D Team at Signet Trading on delivering a return on investment of around 1000% on their coaching programme for shop floor staff working within jewellery chain H. Samuel.
International Congress of Coaching Psychology - South Africa - 26-27 May 2011
The Southern Hemisphere Event of the 1st International Congress of Coaching Psychology (ICCP) 2010-11 will be held at the CSIR in Pretoria, South Africa on 26-27th May 2011.
The congress has a key aim of bringing the global coaching psychology community together over the two years. The strategic partners will promote and hold the congress in their own region. Currently eight coaching psychology groups from around the globe are collaborating.
Using Bullseye to Evaluate wider Management Development Programmes
A significant number of organisations use coaching to support wider management development programmes. The coaching element is usually used to:
- Add a personal development element to an otherwise largely business-focused development programme;
- Provide skilled feedback to participants from assessment tests like psychometric questionnaires and 360° feedback surveys; and
- Provide participants with one-to-one support in tackling personal barriers to successful completion of the programme.
However, a number of our clients additionally use this coaching element to help with ensuring their programme content is correctly focused on meeting their clients’ specific learning objectives and managing how their programmes are evaluated.
Sherpa Executive Coaching Survey 2011
The Sherpa Executive Coaching Survey 2011 is now available for download via the attached link: http://www.sherpacoaching.com/survey.html
The Survey is conducted annually. The resulting report offers a useful insight into leadership development, based on information from executive coaches and those that hire them. Now it its sixth year, the Survey is co-sponsored by the executive education departments at the University of Georgia, Texas Christian University and Miami University.
2011 CCDA International Coaching Forum - Kaohsiung, Taiwan on 19th March 2011
Coaching has developed rapidly in Asia and Greater China, providing support for personal development, work-life balance and growth.
The 2011 CCDA International Coaching Forum at Kaohsiung, Taiwan is for professional coaches, corporate executives, HR and training professionals and coaching leaders in Asia to share their knowledge and insight.
HRD 2011, Learning and Organisational Development Conference - 6-7 April at Olympia, London
HRD 2011, the CIPD’s annual Learning and Organisational Development Conference and Exhibition, is scheduled for 6-7 April at Olympia, London. Coaching will be one of the five key topics for the Conference with specific sessions on:
- Evaluation: demonstrating the impact of coaching
- The Line Manager as Coach
- Using Coaching to Build Resilience
- Creating a Coaching Culture
Full details about the Conference and Exhibition, including online booking, can be found via the attached link.
Upgrade to Dropbox
Our favourite free PC synchronization tool, Dropbox, has just been upgraded with a promise of improved performance and reliability. Dropbox allows users to seamlessly synchronize files across multiple PCs, Macs and mobile devices, with a back-up of all shared files kept in the cloud.
Can Coaching be Lean?
As we go about our usual daily business, which at present is mainly working on Lean transformation projects or developing internal Lean capability within the public sector, we are often asked whether coaching can be Lean.
