COACHING IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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COACHING IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

• George Washington University
• April 1, 2005
• G. Lee Salmon, Executive Coach
• Federal Consulting Group

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WHY DO MANAGERS SEEK OUT A COACH?

• To help develop future leadership
• To address performance issues
• To help staff adapt to change
• To create high performing organizations

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WHY DO MANAGERS SEEK OUT A COACH?

• To create better results faster
• To help improve coaching skills
• To build teamwork within a management team
• To retain high potential employees

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APPLICATIONS OF COACHING

• INDIVIDUAL COACHING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• TEAM COACHING
• FEEDBACK COACHING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A 360
  SURVEY
• INDIVIDUAL COACHING IN SUPPORT OF LEADERSHIP
  DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

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EXAMPLES OF COACHING APPLICATIONS

• USDA NASS Coaching the Administrator and select
  members of his Senior Executive Team
• EPA OES Coaching manager and her management team
  
• INTEL COMMUNITY Feedback coaching in conjunction
  with OPM Leadership 360 survey Executives down
  to managers

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EXAMPLES OF COACHING APPLICATIONS

• CNCS Feedback coaching with 360 HQ Executives
  and managers plus all State Office Directors
• INTEL COMMUNITY Individual coaching for each
  member of leadership development cohort
• HHS OGC Limited number of individual coaching
  sessions with 360 feedback and MBTI

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TRENDS IN COACHING IN GOVERNMENT

• Coaching is becoming a preferred tool in
  developing future executives
• Focus shifting to development of leader coaches
• Coaching is an integral part of SES Candidate
  Development programs
• Coaching certification becoming more important
  and a requirement by some agencies

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TRENDS IN COACHING IN GOVERNMENT

• Coaching and OD consulting skills are becoming
  important competencies
• Coaching and mediation skills are becoming more
  important for leaders
• Coaching is an important complement to mentoring
• Coaching is being used to help create
  organizational alignment and communities of
  learning

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TRENDS IN COACHING IN GOVERNMENT

• More internal coaches appearing in agencies e.g.
  IRS. OCC, and some Intel Community organizations
• Coaching capability is being seen more and more
  as an important competence of future leaders
• Some senior executives are getting trained as
  executive coaches as they transition to
  retirement and setup practice

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CONTACT INFORMATION

• G. Lee Salmon, Executive Coach
• Department of Treasury
• Federal Consulting Group
• [phone]
• email lee.salmon_at_ots.treas.gov
• Website www.fcg.gov