Evaluation Coaching for Practitioners
A recent study by McKinsey & Company found that executives who regularly perform optimally can be up to 5 times more effective in their roles. This can lead to sustainable business performance, which might be the result of improved productivity, resulting from a well-being programme for example. However, optimal performance is not a permanent state. Instead it can be achieved for about 15% of our waking time, thus we need to engineer resilience when we need it most. Coaching has been proven time and time again to be effective in helping to develop resilience in individuals, teams and organisations.
Coaching evaluation is an activity that almost all companies agree is important, but it is one that is often neglected in the perpetual rush to get things done.
Dr Russell Thackeray is a leading expert in the area of evaluation. This effective, flexible and practical online coaching offer is now available. If you are in HR, L&D or are a Trainer who is interested in evaluating programmes or functions, this is ideal for you.
Have a 1-2-1 two hour coaching session with Dr Russell Thackeray, accompanied by a free extensive set of evaluation videos and email support.
QED coaches aim to demystify coaching evaluation and provide coaching programme organisers with the practical help they need in planning their own evaluations. Coaching as a development tool is increasingly prominent. However, many coaching programmes are either evaluated superficially (if at all) or only at the reaction level of the coachees. There is also very little non‐partisan advice on coaching evaluation.
QED can help you to:
Adapt the traditional model of training evaluations you currently use
Provide innovative evaluation frameworks
Help to clarify why the evaluation is being conducted - Are you seeking to prove something, improve something, or learn something?
Be realistic about constraints.
Clarify your budget, resources available and any time constraints, and consider these in relation to your purpose.
Define success criteria before choosing measures.
Be selective in your evaluation measures - e.g. how to collect data to show whether success criteria have been achieved and how to look for benefits well after the coaching has ended.
Consider the perspectives of different audiences for the evaluation and how you will access a range of viewpoints.
Make sure in advance that your coaches are willing to use your evaluation tools when operating in your organisation.
Minimise resistance to the evaluation by letting participants and managers know before the coaching starts what evaluation measures will be used and how they will be expected to contribute.
Of everyone who has experienced our 121 evaluation coaching:
100% would recommend us to a friend or colleague
100% achieved the goals / results they were looking for
100% report that they continue to use the skills base regularly
100% reported higher levels of confidence
Additional Useful Resources
FAQS about Executive coaching
What is resilience?
Executive Coaching
Through executive coaching Russell gives you the time, space and freedom to really get to the end of your thought processes, build upon strengths and identify opportunities to achieve this. He challenges you tothink differently.
How can QED help you?
At QED we know that great leadership performance can be created ‘on purpose’ and deliver predictably outstanding results, so we develop resilient leaders who:
Have honest relationships with people
Can discuss behavioural performance with people
Are aware of how they and others ‘tick’
Encourage useful and stimulating conflict and challenge
Have a strong sense of purpose and encourage people to join them on their journey
Balance innovation and imagination with a desire to execute
Solve problems and seize opportunities one step at a time
Can endure difficulty and reliably deliver
Are aware of risk and see risk as a series of manageable tasks
Are clear about process and the part they should play in releasing the potential and capacity of people to build solutions
Are aware of stress and pressure in themselves and in others and seek to build capacity to help cope in the times when resilience is needed
Some reviews from happy participants of QED’s training courses:
“This was a really useful day and really opened my eyes to how I have been letting people affect my performance. The coach was very supportive but also made me face up to the realities of what is actually going on”
— J.A.
“The training team was very challenging and helped us see the extent to which we had more choice and control over how we work and cope with pressures – there were really useful tips and tools I can use immediately”
— L.K.
“I was worried that this course was going to be too ‘touchy-feely’, but the trainers put my mind at rest and it was a really focused on work performance and helping me practically get better results in my team”
— J.Y.
News, Views and Insights
Listen to The Resilience Unravelled Podcast
“Russell’s podcast is eye-opening!”
Dr Russell Thackeray has been building resilience in organizations for a number of years and knows that so many more people could benefit from what QED do.
That’s why he decided to collect stories from ‘real’ people about their lives, challenges and learning and turn them into podcasts.
With over 100 episodes, Russell shares thoughts and ideas about resilience with different specialists.
He provides a bigger picture of how building resilience can make a real difference, to help people who may be facing similar challenges.
You can access the podcasts on iTunes and other platforms, or listen on the website here.
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Think Differently.
In these unprecedented times that the world is experiencing, QED are keen to continue to support you - whether you are senior executives, leaders or managers.