A coaching-cum-training journey for high-potential leaders
A 6-month, diagnosis-led programme for 19 high-potential and future high-potential leaders at the India operations of a global facility services organisation, blending one-to-one executive coaching, group training and real-time progress tracking.
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The organisation had identified 19 leaders across functions as its India high potentials and future high potentials, talent whose readiness was critical to its succession pipeline.
It wanted development grounded in each leader’s own data, not a generic curriculum, delivered within a single six-month window.
- 360° assessment on a 32-item instrument across Strategic Thinking, Influence, People Connect and Execution
- Rated by self, peers, seniors and team members, for all 19 leaders on the same timeline
- Individual reports shared with each leader, typically within two weeks
- One-to-one debrief turning each leader’s gaps into a personal coaching action plan
Shared gaps in strategy and execution, with a strong relational base
Aggregating the gap areas from the completed 360° reports gave a clear, evidence-based read on where coaching effort should concentrate.
Execution
“Leading & Supervising” was a top-three gap for 8 of 15 completed reports.
Strategic Thinking
“Formulating Strategies & Concepts” (53%) and “Entrepreneurial & Commercial Thinking” (47%) made strategy a genuinely shared theme.
People Connect
No leader had a top gap in this cluster, so coaching time went where the data pointed instead.
Individual coaching and group training, both driven by the same diagnosis
Dedicated coach per leader
Each leader was matched with one coach from a ten-strong pool for the full engagement: 10 sessions of 90 minutes, plus need-based telephonic consultation up to four weeks after the final session.
Training on shared gaps
Group sessions focused on the gap clusters most common across the group. Two parallel batches kept sessions to a workable size within the same six months.
Real-time coaching dashboard
An online dashboard tracked goals, milestones, actions, session insights and scheduling for every leader, visible to the leader and coach throughout.
Four stages, applied to each leader’s own gaps
Stakeholder debriefing and sponsor interviews set objectives at the start. Milestone reports after sessions 5 and 8, and a Success Presentation at close, gave both the leader and the organisation an evidence-based view of progress.
- Establish relationship: chemistry session, goals, confidentiality, 360° review
- Coaching sessions: every 2–3 weeks, virtual and in-person
- Between sessions: trialling new approaches and aligning with line managers
- Evaluation & close: 360° benchmark reassessment, ROI assessment and forward plan
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