Warns that companies should review their roster of external coaches to ensure they are still getting valuable quality support from them
Veronica Hannon
Organisations could be using dangerous coaches, warned David Clutterbuck of Clutterbuck Associates. Speaking at the European HR Directors Business Summit in January, the professor urged 500 HR directors to review their roster of coaches in light of the current economic climate.
“Organisations are spending a lot of money on executive coaching. This is fine if coaching is done well. The problem is that often it’s not. If organisations have not recently reviewed their coaching provision, 60-80 per cent of coaches will be at best inadequate and at worst dangerous.” Clutterbuck went on to say that HR professionals have a real opportunity to demonstrate their commercial awareness and cost-effectiveness.
Coaching and mentoring are high value-added activities, especially when an internal resource has been developed and when used to retain talented individuals. However, HR must look closely at what adds value. And its first step is to scrutinise the quality of the external coaches.
Volume 4, Issue 2