Benefits for the Organization
Higher ROI on recruitment and relocation costs
Quicker results, credibility and trust
Better goals and priority alignment
More comprehensive onboarding plan
Stronger commitment and accountability to onboarding
Higher new leader engagement
Higher team engagement
More transparent conversations to challenge the new leader
Higher leader retention
Reduction in time commitment from boss
Benefits for the New Leader
Deeper onboarding ownership
Confidential support during intensely stressful change
Fresh perspectives to address difficult situations
Increase in confidence
Clearer goals and priorities
Better performance, earlier
Quicker Development of Trust
Better relationships with boss, peers and direct reports
Enhanced reputation
Improved leadership from identifying development opportunities
Who Benefits from Onboarding Coaching?
Research has found that onboarding can be accelerated and have a greater impact when paired with coaching. It is especially impactful for high-potentials and can strengthen the results of any leader. Even the best, most experienced leader creates better solutions with coaching.
The top five reported results of coaching are:
- Improved communication skills
- Increased self-esteem/self-confidence
- Increased productivity
- Optimized individual/team work performance
- Improved work/life balance
Investing in onboarding coaching produces results and the entire organization benefits.
Successful employee transitions result in …
higher likelihood that teams will meet their 3-year performance goals.
lower employee attrition.
SOURCE: CEB Blogs, “Corporate finance: The cost of poor leadership transitions,” blog entry by Kruti Bharucha and Nitika Dial, October 29, 2013, cebglobal.com
“Mark provides an opportunity to confidentially discuss topics that may be difficult to do with a manager or peers. He provides a setting to hear fresh, unbiased perspectives on professional or business challenges and drives accountability and commitment on established goals. The coaching methodology used is very effective—asking questions in order for an individual to arrive at a path forward instead of a directive—‘do this.’”
“The coaching program with Mark Thompson was a fantastic experience. Through the program, I was able to better empathize with my internal customers, allowing me to adjust my change management approach on several key projects that proved to be immensely more successful. Additionally, the sessions allowed me to appreciate previously overlooked strengths, helping me to garner more confidence in my personal and professional development.”
“I have found Mark’s coaching sessions to be very helpful. As a plant manager with a busy schedule and an engineering background, it can be difficult to find (and prioritize) the time to reflect on what I can do better from a personnel (and personal) perspective. These sessions have helped me do that. The format of having a coach guide me through my thought process has been very valuable… reflecting on my biggest personal challenges and then constructively reviewing those to establish a path forward. This process has also given me the perspective to reflect more by myself on similar issues. This allows for better solutions even when I am not actively using the coaching sessions to solve those problems.”
“Before we started, I was apprehensive about the sessions. Mark quickly put me at ease and ensured the process was confidential. The topics we discussed allowed me to increase my confidence as a leader and push myself to understand my own behaviors and perceptions. I would recommend this coaching experience to anyone that has the opportunity.”