Our thoughts on developing Individuals
Coaching and Mentoring
Coaching & mentoring are core parts of Obsidian’s consultancy services. Obsidian consultants combine considerable experience, theoretical knowledge and skills to:
- undertake coaching & mentoring interventions that help executives perform to their potential
- assist in the development and implementation of coaching & mentoring strategy
- provide training and development in coaching & mentoring skills to managers.
Obsidian Consulting has considerable coaching & mentoring experience, built both in practice and on senior management experience itself. We maintain a sound reputation and a highly successful track record working with senior managers in both private and public sectors.
Obsidian’s philosophy of coaching & mentoring is to provide people with the tools and skills to manage their own self-development and to help them to generate the confidence and commitment so that they do this willingly.
- we work with individuals on practical management, inter-personal or specific skills issues
- we support people when leaving (e.g. outplacement)
- we act as a ‘sounding-board’ for senior people who would get value from an external mentor
Consultancy
We help clients to develop and implement appraisal schemes (including 360 appraisal), competency frameworks, training and coaching programmes. More generally we can provide consultancy on the cultural and behavioural aspects of change.
Individual Performance Management
Individual Performance Management focuses on getting the right people in the right positions and helping them learn, grow and realise their potential. It is aimed at getting their efforts directed into achieving objectives which are aligned with those of the organisation, whilst exemplifying the organisation’s values in their behaviour. It also addresses issues arising when people leave.
Profiling
We are qualified to use a range of psychometric profiling instruments (e.g. SHL, Wave, Psytech, Q1; and are accredited Belbin consultants and have considerable experience in 360º feedback.
Training
Our training supports clients in
- management and leadership (we run programmes endorsed by the ILM)
- commercial skills (business planning, project management, sales & marketing, account management, negotiations, report writing, numerical skills etc)
- personal effectiveness (self-awareness, influencing, inter-personal skills, planning & organising, presentations etc)
- teamworking
Why Obsidian?
Joining
Obsidian works with organisations to help them recruit or promote the right people, taking account of ability and potential. This can range from providing interview skills training to running complete assessment centres for senior management positions. ·
- Application of psychometrics.
- Job profiles.
Performing
Obsidian provides consultancy to “health check”, develop and refine appraisal systems, and training in their successful implementation and application. Our work ranges from the introduction of behavioural competency frameworks to providing assistance in managing poor performance.
- Working with organisations to completely rejuvenate their performance management of individuals, helping them ensure their people are motivated, committed and make their maximum contribution. ·
- The sensitive application of upward feedback and 360° appraisal techniques – these can be so powerful if implemented carefully.
- Comprehensive Management Development programmes incorporating electronic bulletins, experiential learning and individual mentoring.
Leaving
Obsidian’s focus in this area is in providing skilled outplacement to those leaving organisations, ranging from job shops for junior managers through to tailored one to one sessions for senior displaced executives
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