PAPERmaking! FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF PAPER TECHNOLOGY Volume 2, Number 2, 2016
As we watched the best athletes in the world compete in the Summer Olympic Games in Brazil, it’s worth keeping in mind that they didn’t get there alone. Though the coaches don’t sprint around the track, plunge into the pool, or don the medals on the podium, they make instrumental contributions to their athletes’ success. Any organisation working to develop world-class leaders should pay attention to that lesson. That’s why the most successful leadership development programs include coaching as an integrated element. The biggest challenge leadership development programs face is ensuring that participants take what they learn and apply it to their jobs and their organisations. The idea behind integrated coaching is straightforward: Help participants in these development programs deepen, apply, and sustain what they’re learning. Effective integrated coaching, with skilled coaches collaborating with participants using a proven development framework, can provide the edge that drives leaders, and their organisations, into first place. It’s the difference between just competing in the Olympics and taking home a medal. It’s also the difference between getting your full ROI from a leadership development program and struggling to defend that budget item next time. How Integrated Coaching Works Research shows the odds of acting on something you’ve learned go up if you write down specific goals focused on applying that learning. The odds of achieving a goal increase more if the goal is shared with someone else, and even more when an accountability partner is involved.
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