Activity 3 group

Activity 3roup work and report

Your trainer will divide you into four equal groups. You will be required to stay in this group for future group activities. Ensure you share the work equally.

You are a Learning and Development Manager for Yellow and Gold Sports Company. Yellow and Gold Sports has several retail outlets in QLD and NSW. It specialises in selling various brands of activewear for multiple sports.

In a meeting with your Human Resource Manager and General Manager, it was highlighted that the company was struggling to attract internal candidates for their Management Development Program.

You are required to develop a coaching strategy for management development.

Part 1: Design coaching program

Design and develop a coaching strategy for a coaching program for an organisation that wants to create an emotional intelligence program. You are welcome to create a simulation to make your work represent real-world situations.

Your report must include:

Need for and role of coaching in your organisation.

Provide a brief overview of your organisation’s context and needs.

Development of a department level action plan:

o Coaching program purpose and objectives.o Identify key stakeholders who will be consulted to gain support for the program.

o Identify what other organisational structures will be required to support the program.

• Develop timelines for coaching strategy implementation in consultation with stakeholders.

Your report must be 1 to 2 pages long.Submit all work as professionally written documents within the timeframe allocated.

Your trainer/assessor will provide your group with feedback.

Coaching Strategy for Gold Sports Company

Coaching Definition

Coaching in a business environment is a training method in which a more experienced or skilled individual provides an employee with advice and guidance intended to help develop the individual’s skills, performance and career. Coaching is a highly individualized process that depends on both the nature of the client and the coach’s knowledge, skills and abilities. However, coaches have several recognized techniques and tools to draw on in almost any coaching situation.

Role of coaching

Coaching is a business relationship between the organization, the coach and the person being coached, and it involves a tailored approach to fit the client. Gold Sports Company will find a suitable coaching strategy that aligns with the position of the people being coached and the purpose of the coaching plan.

Coaching strategy outcomes

Business improvements that Gold Sports Company will recieve from coaching include:

Improved team functioning.

Increased engagement.

Increased productivity.

Improved employee relations.

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Faster leadership development.

Involvement in coaching strategy

Role of CEO

Establish the current competency or need

Agree to goals and boundaries

Provide opportunities to learn and talk

Set regular review points

Recap and set new goals

Role of HR manager

Increasing their awareness of coaching and its benefits, and “buying in” to the concept and process;

Educating themselves on coaching concepts and tools;

Identifying their own coaching style and skill level, and learning to identify others’ preferences for being coached;

Practicing coaching using the best coaching tools and their own strengths; and continuously improving and installing their coaching competency through feedback and on-going coaching.

Role of Coaching program coordinator

Motivational techniques to encourage the team to achieve objectives

Performance assessment including observations, completion of assessment tools

Providing feedback including conducting performance reviews

Coaching and mentoring

Role of Coaches

  Providing clear position descriptions upon employment and revising descriptions on a regular systematic basis to ensure relevance and currency

Issuing team members with key performance indicators to ensure they are clear on the expected

outcomes

Standard operating procedures or policies and procedures that outline clearly the organisation’s

expectations when carrying out specific tasks

 

Role of Coachee or trainee

Understand the assessment process and the areas their manager will be reviewing

Listen to feedback when provided

Attend coaching sessions

Attend performance review and input into the discussion

Carry out tasks as stipulated in their development plan

Recommended topics for coaching

1. Business Coaching

This is about knowing how a business or industry works and what makes a company tick. Showing that you have an understanding of what the organisation wants to achieve through its products and services, and how it competes in its marketplace.

2. Communication Coaching

This covers verbal and written communication, and listening. It’s about being clear, concise and focused; being able to tailor your message for the audience and listening to the views of others.

3. Teamwork Coaching

You’ll need to prove that you’re a team player but also have the ability to manage and delegate to others and take on responsibility. It’s about building positive working relationships that help everyone to achieve goals and business objectives.

4. Negotiation and persuasion Coaching

This is about being able to set…

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