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OK, check your judgment with this question:
Which of these four performance management strategies was found to drive far more “business impact” than the others?
(1) Cascading Goals: aligning goals to manager or corporate goals
(2) Coaching: formal or well established coaching programs for employees
(3) Establishing Goals: establishing clear and measurable goals for all employees in organization
(4) Development Planning: creating consistent development plans across the organization
Here’s a hint: One of these four items drove 48% business impact, while the other three were around 33%.
It turns out that (1), (3) and (4) all had about the same effectiveness. It was option (2) coaching that was the most effective to the organization. In fact, coaching had the highest impact of any talent management strategy evaluated by Bersin.
So how aggressively do you manage the coaching in your project? in your organization? Did you even know coaching was so important? If not, why do you think that is? While you wrestle with those questions, do two laps around the gym (no talking!), then start working to improve how you plan and control coaching.
Posted on: July 03, 2007 01:39 PM |
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