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Growing Talent Strategically
Beverly A. Dugan
Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)
Patrick Gavan O’Shea
Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)
Copyright February 2014
Society for Human Resource Management and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
SHRM-SIOP Science of HR White Paper Series
Beverly A. Dugan
Human Resources Research Organization
[email protected]
Beverly Dugan, Ph.D., has more than 25 years of experience in leadership,
management, and organizational research and consulting. She recently retired from
the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), where she was a vice
president and division director. In this position, she managed talent management
projects and was also responsible for developing and maintaining the corporate
capability to perform leading-edge talent management research and development
services for federal agencies, associations and the private sector. She is currently an
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psychology from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and is a member of the
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), the Society of Consulting
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Federation.
Patrick Gavan O’Shea
Human Resources Research Organization
[email protected]
Gavan O’Shea is the Director of Federal Talent Management at HumRRO. Gavan’s
specific areas of expertise include leadership assessment and development, 360-degree
feedback, job analysis and competency modeling, and employee selection and
promotion. He is an Adjunct Professor within Villanova University’s Department of
Human Resource Development, and his work has appeared in outlets including
Leadership, Military Psychology, Group Dynamics, the Journal of Business and
Psychology, the Journal of Management and the Encyclopedia of Leadership. Gavan
received his Ph.D. in industrial-organizational psychology from Virginia Tech.
1
The Importance of Leadership
The world is changing in countless ways, and the effects are rippling throughout
our society and our organizations. While
constant, dramatic change has become the
status quo, 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn
65 each day between now and 2030 (Cohn &
Taylor, 2010). The challenges presented by
ongoing change and the loss of wisdom and
experience associated with the aging of the
workforce drive the need for strong leaders.
Recognizing this need, organizations spend
a lot of money on leader development. A
study conducted by Bersin Associates (2009) found that companies spent an average of
nearly $500,000 on leader development in 2008, with small companies spending about
$170,000 and large companies spending about $1.3 million. By fostering strategic
A joint Bersin-Center for Creative
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Leadership Development:
Growing Talent Strategically
Beverly A. Dugan
Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)
Patrick Gavan O’Shea
Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)
Copyright February 2014
Society for Human Resource Management and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
SHRM-SIOP Science of HR White Paper Series
Beverly A. Dugan
Human Resources Research Organization
[email protected]
Beverly Dugan, Ph.D., has more than 25 years of experience in leadership,
management, and organizational research and consulting. She recently retired from
the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), where she was a vice
president and division director. In this position, she managed talent management
projects and was also responsible for developing and maintaining the corporate
capability to perform leading-edge talent management research and development
services for federal agencies, associations and the private sector. She is currently an
independent consultant and leadership coach. She received her Ph.D. in experimental
psychology from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and is a member of the
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), the Society of Consulting
Psychology (SCP), the American Psychological Association and the International Coach
Federation.
Patrick Gavan O’Shea
Human Resources Research Organization
[email protected]
Gavan O’Shea is the Director of Federal Talent Management at HumRRO. Gavan’s
specific areas of expertise include leadership assessment and development, 360-degree
feedback, job analysis and competency modeling, and employee selection and
promotion. He is an Adjunct Professor within Villanova University’s Department of
Human Resource Development, and his work has appeared in outlets including
Leadership, Military Psychology, Group Dynamics, the Journal of Business and
Psychology, the Journal of Management and the Encyclopedia of Leadership. Gavan
received his Ph.D. in industrial-organizational psychology from Virginia Tech.
1
The Importance of Leadership
The world is changing in countless ways, and the effects are rippling throughout
our society and our organizations. While
constant, dramatic change has become the
status quo, 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn
65 each day between now and 2030 (Cohn &
Taylor, 2010). The challenges presented by
ongoing change and the loss of wisdom and
experience associated with the aging of the
workforce drive the need for strong leaders.
Recognizing this need, organizations spend
a lot of money on leader development. A
study conducted by Bersin Associates (2009) found that companies spent an average of
nearly $500,000 on leader development in 2008, with small companies spending about
$170,000 and large companies spending about $1.3 million. By fostering strategic
A joint Bersin-Center for Creative
Leadership (CC ...
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LCP building a business case for coaching 2010
1. Building a business case for coaching
A guide for human resource practitioners
WHITE PAPER AUGUST 2010
Learning Consultancy Partnership
22 Tongdean Road Hove BN3 6QE
(c) 2010 Learning Consultancy Partnership all rights reserved
2. BUILDING A BUSINESS CASE FOR COACHING
Why coaching?
In a work context, coaching is about improving human capacity to deliver superior
organisational results.
“If done correctly, coaching can result in high functioning people with
enhanced emotional competence” Lassiter1
In recent years the value of coaching has become increasingly accepted and
executive coaching is now widely used as a leadership development practice. In
a recent survey of 347 leaders2, 40% of respondents reported that their
organisation was doing more coaching in 2008 than 2007, whereas only 10%
reported doing less. In their most recent 2010 survey3, the CIPD found coaching
was taking place in 83% of respondents’ organisations.
In another CIPD survey4 there was evidence that organisations are still spending
on coaching despite the tough economic conditions. This suggests that coaching
is seen as a key tool for ensuring leaders are able to deal with the challenges of
their role within this economic climate.
However, as with any leadership development tool, a key question asked by
senior management is ‘how successful has coaching been in improving individual
and organisational performance?’ Many organisations have attempted to
measure the return on investment of coaching programmes and some examples
of key studies are listed over the page:
1
Lassiter, D. (2004). The Business Case for Coaching. Leadership Advantage Newsletter.
2 Anderson, M.C., Frankovelgia, C. & Hernez-Broome. G. (2008). Creating coaching cultures. What business leaders
expect and strategies to get there. Greensboro, North Carolina: Center for Creative Leadership.
3Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (2010).Learning and talent development. Annual survey 2010.
London: CIPD.
4
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (2009).Taking the temperature of coaching: coaching summer survey.
London: CIPD.
www.lcp.org.uk
3. BUILDING A BUSINESS CASE FOR COACHING
The International Coach Federation5 found a strong correlation between
leadership development and executive coaching. They studied two groups
of managers following a leadership development programme, one
received coaching and the other did not. The results showed the group
who received coaching tended to be more focused on their development
plans, were more successful in achieving their goals and demonstrated
greater behavioural change related to their roles as leaders and
managers.
A Metrix Global Case study of 30 leaders6 found coaching produced a
529% return on investment as well as significant intangible benefits.
McGovern et al (2001)7, found strong evidence of the effectiveness of
coaching at each of Kirkpatrick’s five levels of evaluation, including the
impact on executives and the return on investment, which averaged at
nearly six times the initial investment.
As coaching is a fairly new profession research is ongoing, but the overall
message so far is a positive one:
“The surveyed leaders believed that seismic shifts in their organisations’
performance are possible if coaching is ingrained in their culture. The
leaders believe that a coaching culture increases focus on developing
others and managing performance; increases sharing and utilisation of
knowledge; leads to more participative and transparent decision-making;
and makes learning and development a top priority.” . Anderson et al (2008)9
Denison Consulting8 also had positive comments regarding coaching:
“Our findings suggest that structured coaching sessions with multi-source
feedback are a winning combination to change managerial behaviours
toward more effective interactions, especially from the boss and direct
reports perspective.”
5 Hernez-Broome, G. (2004). Impact of coaching following a leadership development programme; Coaching is key to
continued development. In Irene Stein, Francine Campone, and Linda Page (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second ICF
Coaching Research Symposium. Washington, DC: International Coach Federation.
6
Anderson, M.C. (2001). Case study on the return on investment of executive coaching; Metrix Global LLC.
7
McGovern, J. et al (2001). Maximising the impact of executive coaching; Behavioural change, organisational outcomes
and return on investment; The Manchester Review 6 (1).
8
Denison Consulting LLC (2009). Executive coaching: Does leader behaviour change with feedback and coaching?.
Washington: Denison Consulting.
www.lcp.org.uk
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4. BUILDING A BUSINESS CASE FOR COACHING
So coaching is a good option – what now?
Once you have decided you want to propose coaching, consider the following
seven phases in order to prepare a robust business case to present to the senior
management team.
Phase 1 – Do research and benchmark the current coaching culture in your
organisation.
This initial phase is about getting a ‘snap shot’ of how coaching is currently
working across the organisation and involves finding out what coaching is taking
place, by whom, and how regularly. The purpose of this research is to discover
how embedded coaching is, how well it is received and how it aligns to other
performance and development processes such as personal development plans.
www.lcp.org.uk
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5. BUILDING A BUSINESS CASE FOR COACHING
The outcome from this phase is quantitative and qualitative data which provides a
summary of current coaching activity, performance gaps, business needs and
leaders’ expectations. A study by the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)9
found that leaders expect profound and positive change from coaching
programmes.
Phase 2 – Get senior sponsorship by clearly articulating the rationale for
investing in coaching.
Getting sponsorship from the senior management team is absolutely critical to
the success of any coaching programme and is about more than just approving a
budget. To create a true coaching culture “coaching has to be the
predominant style of managing and working together, and where a
commitment to grow the organisation is embedded in a parallel
commitment to grow the people in the organisation"10 - this cannot be done
without the support of senior leaders.
When presenting your business case, provide information on how coaching can
successfully address the leadership expectations, business needs and
performance gaps identified in phase one. Explore how coaching can be
integrated with other performance and development initiatives so that it can be
sustained and deliver the strategic priorities.
Consider the following questions before they are asked:
How can coaching create value for our organisation?
How will it help us to address our performance gaps and leaders’
expectations?
How will it help with the strategic challenges we are now facing?
What tangible and intangible benefits will it bring? (Consider using
research here)
What will our leaders do differently as a result of this coaching
programme?
What will their teams do differently?
9
Anderson, M.C., Frankovelgia, C. & Hernez-Broome, G. (2008). Creating coaching cultures: What business leaders
expect and strategies to get there. Center for Creative Leadership.
10
McKeon, A. (2008). International literature review of good practice in coaching prepared for the ICBE community of
practice. Co. Clare: Profiles at Work.
www.lcp.org.uk
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6. BUILDING A BUSINESS CASE FOR COACHING
What are the potential risks and barriers to rolling out a coaching
programme? (note: In the above CCL survey 56% thought time is not
allotted to learn, deliver or receive coaching and 47% said senior leaders
do not ‘walk the talk’ resulting in some skepticism)
During this phase it is important to build relationships with key influencers who
support coaching as well as considering how HR, leaders and coaches can
partner to create a sustainable and strategic coaching plan. It is also important at
this phase to dispel any misconceptions about coaching so all stakeholders
clearly understand what coaching can offer.
Phase 3 – Provide objectives and a high level description of the proposed
coaching programme.
Consider why you are proposing a coaching programme and what objectives it
will deliver. For example, is it to help the organisation through change where it is
important to refocus leaders’ skills, or is it growth-orientated where the focus is
more on learning new skills and knowledge? In many cases it will be a
combination of the two.
Prepare a high level description of the programme in no more than 500 words
and state what it will and won’t include to avoid ‘scope creep’. It is also useful at
this stage to show which strategic drivers it will help to deliver. If, for example, a
strategic driver is to grow the number of employees by 20%, think about how
coaching can help with recruitment, motivation and retention of employees.
Finally, describe the framework and level of structure you propose to provide to
support and enable the coaching relationships.
“The most significant challenge for organisations is that of determining the
appropriate level of structure and support to enable coaching relationships
to be as effective as possible in the organisational context.” Knights &
Poppleton (2008)11
The level of structure will vary depending on your organisational culture; for some
a highly centralised structure works whereas other organisations prefer coaching
programmes which are more organic and decentralised. Your business case
should specify your approach with reasons why.
11
Knights, A. & Poppleton, A. (2008). Developing coaching capability in organisations. London: Chartered Institute of
Personnel & Development.
www.lcp.org.uk
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7. BUILDING A BUSINESS CASE FOR COACHING
Phase 4 – Specify the coach selection process.
The relationship between the coaching clients and their coaches is of paramount
importance and the selection process is key to ensuring they have the right
‘chemistry’ and outcomes.
A major decision for HR involves deciding whether to use internal or external
coaches, or a mix of both; there are pros and cons for each option. When
presenting your business case provide information on the following:
Internal coaches
The process for recruiting them
The training they will undertake before they are deemed to be an
internally accredited coach
The time they will need to commit to the programme
The support they will receive from your organisation to help them carry out
their coaching role
How they will be recognised or acknowledged for their contribution
How their performance as a coach will be reviewed
The levels in the leadership pipeline that they will coach (note: Senior
leaders often prefer to use external coaches)
Standards and competencies you expect the internal coaches to work to
External coaches
How they fit with your organisation’s culture and industry sector
Evidence of their track record i.e. number of coaching hours, references
etc.
Their structured coaching approach
Their qualifications, including adherence to professional standards and
evidence of coaching supervision (note: International coaching bodies
such as the International Coach Federation (ICF) and the European
Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) have core competencies for
practicing coaches which are tested periodically. In addition, a CIPD
survey4 found that about a third of organisations procuring coaching
services insist on their coaches being certified by a licensed professional
body)
The tools, models and techniques they use, including any accredited
psychometric tests
Professional indemnity insurance
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8. BUILDING A BUSINESS CASE FOR COACHING
Choosing to use internal or external coaches is a topic of debate in the coaching
world and needs to be carefully considered in terms of the coaching relationship,
potential conflicts of interest as well as from a financial perspective.
Coaches, whether internal or external, should be selected with care and the
process of how this will be done should be clearly documented in the business
case.
Phase 5 - Outline the communication process so coaching is seen as a
positive, developmental tool.
How the coaching programme is communicated in your organisation will have a
major influence on how well it is received. Many people do not understand the
purpose of coaching and may well see it as a correctional, rather than
developmental, tool. If this is seen to be the case then those chosen or
volunteering for the programme will perceive a stigma attached and will not want
to take part.
The successful outcome of a coaching relationship is very dependent on the
willingness of the coaching client to take part and work openly with their coach
and this will not happen if they see it as a negative experience. Your business
case should provide a timeline of key messages to be communicated to the
organisation as a whole, to coaching sponsors, to coaching clients and to
coaches in terms of the purpose and expected outcomes of coaching. Visibility
and clarity about the selection process of who gets offered coaching is also
important.
The role of the coaching client’s line manager is another aspect that needs to be
considered as they can offer key support and can form part of the contracting
stage at the beginning of the coaching relationship. They are also critical for
assessing what benefits the coaching is delivering in terms of organisational
objectives and performance improvement. Clearly communicating what role they
play in the process and what information will be available to them will avoid any
misunderstandings later.
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Phases 6 - Prepare a plan of how the coaching will be rolled out.
Outline the implementation of the coaching programme by detailing in your
business case:
When coaches will be selected, inducted and if applicable, trained
When potential coaching clients will be selected and invited to take part –
this may need to be done in stages
How and when clients and coaches will be matched
How the meetings will work i.e. duration, frequency, confidentiality etc.
At this stage it is a good idea to involve key people who can support the coaching
programme within the organisation. You may also want to consider having a pilot
group first to iron out any inconsistencies or potential problems.
Phase 7 - State how the success of the programme will be monitored and
evaluated.
Some of the data collected during phase one can be used to help monitor and
evaluate the impact of the coaching programme. For example, is more coaching
taking place since the programme has been introduced? Have the leaders’
expectations of coaching been met? Has the coaching contributed to the
performance gaps and business needs; if so, to what extent?
Some organisations use 360 degree feedback to evaluate changes in behaviour
as a result of coaching or staff surveys. It is important to put forward your ideas
for evaluating the return on investment in your business case. You may want to
consider a number of the following options:
Surveys – before and after the coaching programme, such as employee surveys
and organisational climate surveys.
Quantitative measures of performance such as revenue, profitability, retention,
absence, sickness, and number of promotions.
Qualitative measures such as exit interviews, feedback from coaching clients,
coaches and line mangers, performance appraisals and senior management
perceptions.
Performance against objectives - how well has the programme met its
objectives outlined in phase three; fully, partially or not at all?
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In conclusion
Coaching is just one of a range of development interventions and can be
particularly powerful when aligned to other developmental processes such as a
management development programme.
Because coaching is very person-centered, a challenge for HR professionals can
be putting forward a robust business case to persuade strategic investment in the
process. This paper has covered some key areas to consider, helping you put
together a convincing argument for such an investment.
About Learning Consultancy Partnership LLP
Learning Consultancy Partnership (LCP) is a UK firm specialising in leadership
development and executive coaching. To find other white papers and research
please visit us at www.lcp.org.uk or you can call us on +44 (0)1273 707404
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