University Goes For Gold At National Training Awards
23 November 2012
I believe 'Manager as Coach' has been a key contributor to the significant improvements in leadership approaches our staff are seeing and reporting back to us about in our staff engagement survey.
”Bev Millinchip, Senior Organisation and People Development Advisor
Staff at the University are set to attend a high profile event in London this November, after scooping a nomination for a prestigious Training Journal Award.
The University has been shortlisted for 'Best Coaching Programme', which will see it go head-to-head against industry giants including Barclays, RSA and WM Morrison.
The work-based learning programme, 'Manager as Coach', was developed through close collaboration between the University and its corporate arm, University of Derby Corporate (UDC). The aim was to develop a strong leadership cadre, with strong staff engagement and integral to this was embedding a coaching culture.
Whilst this programme was developed for Derby's own internal managers, a tailored version is now available to external organisations.
Bev Millinchip, Senior Organisation and People Development Advisor for the University, said: "I believe 'Manager as Coach' has been a key contributor to the significant improvements in leadership approaches our staff are seeing and reporting back to us about in our staff engagement survey.
"Developing the relationship of a manager and their team through a coaching approach helps them build staff confidence through supporting individuals to shape and articulate their ideas and contributions, as well as developing individual involvement and engagement in solutions. Individual aspirations can then be nurtured which means we can grow and retain talented colleagues."
The Training Journal Awards, which has been running since 2006, recognises excellence and the importance of training and learning development.
The University team will find out if they have been successful at a gala awards ceremony being held at The Brewery in London on November 28.
For further information about the University of Derby visit www.derby.ac.uk and for UDC visit www.derby.ac.uk/corporate
