Monique A. Honaman is the CEO and a partner at ISHR Group. The human resources company helps clients better understand the strengths and development needs of their leadership teams and helps them leverage that learning into operating as a more successful, effective and productive organization.
Stacy Sollenberger, Monique Honaman and Ellen Dotts (Photo courtesy of ISHR Group) Why hire a human resources firm that specializes in leadership assessment, development and coaching? The value of hiring a third party to come in and assess the leaders in an organization, provide them with personalized feedback and then work with these same leaders via a coaching relationship provides incredible results. It provides a customized look at each leader, and an aggregate of a leadership team if multiple leaders are assessed, that is like no other experience. The benefits are two-fold, helping both the overall organization and the individual leaders. From the perspective of the organization, this coaching process is valuable in that it:
- Provides a comprehensive overview. Organizations receive a comprehensive overview of the strengths and development needs of each member of the leadership team.
- Establishes a capability assessment. Organizations gain a clear understanding of the individual capabilities present (and missing) on the leadership team and how those individuals work together.
- Clarifies team effectiveness. The operating team has a tangible and valuable diagnostic of both the individual and the overall team capabilities that they can leverage moving forward in growth and investment.
- Emphasizes people development. The output provides a valuable investment in people development and frequently serves as the first such formal development experience leaders have had.
- Sets up the framework for an overall HR Talent Review Process. The data serves as the framework needed for developing a formal human resources process to assist the leadership team with succession planning, talent management and leadership development.
- Faster ramp up. Leaders who know what will be working for and against them in an organization are better prepared to deal with any obstacles to success.
- Energized employees. Leaders are energized by the clear and focused feedback they receive.
- Improved retention and morale. Leaders view the assessment and coaching as a reward and realize the company is investing in their development resulting in improved job performance.
- Faster rebounding. By having a solid understanding of the collective strengths and development needs of a team, targeted feedback and training can be more efficiently and effectively implemented.
