DIAGEO Partners with Halo Feedback to Support Global Coach Capability Assessment and Development
London, United Kingdom, August 2023 – DIAGEO, a global leader in the beverages industry, is known for its vast portfolio of iconic brands. The company has established a strong presence in more than 180 countries and offers a diverse range of products including renowned spirits like Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Guinness, and Baileys, as well as a selection of wines and beers.
DIAGEO’s success is driven by its focus on innovation as well as its impressive culture of coaching embedded in the core values of the organisation. Coaching is a valuable life skill that offers many benefits and is directly linked to personal and professional growth, improving business performance, and fostering and building on a distinctive culture that is deeply rooted in their values. Furthermore, empowering individuals through coaching, encourages them to assume responsibility, take ownership, embrace experimentation, take risks, and consciously learn from experience.
Elevating Leadership: Coaching Values and 360-Degree Diagnostic
In 2022, DIAGEO embarked on an extensive leadership development program aimed at empowering its leaders. This program involved internally developed workshops, anchored to a set of coaching values, and measured through a 360-degree coaching diagnostic accordingly. The results and outcomes assist program participants in gaining a deep understanding of the key behaviours driving successful coaching at DIAGEO, as well as how they are seen by their coachees.
Neil Miles, Capability Partner at Diageo, emphasises the substantial impact of their collaboration with Halo Feedback: “I have really valued our partnership with Halo Feedback. Together, we have developed a solution that adds significant value to our leader and manager coaching programs. The 360 has been designed around our 4-stage coaching model, providing learners invaluable insights into their strengths and development areas. New ideas are always welcome, enabling us to experiment with different options and enhance the functionality through different phases of the program.”
Furthermore, one participant said, ’This is a great feedback tool that I found easy to use and equally 8 of 12 people I invited to give feedback responded which is testament to ease of use. The report summary is fantastic, just the right size with the right detail in terms of ratings and comments that came back. One area of surprise was the variance between my self-rating and the average from responders, which may speak into my being too critical of myself.’
Leader Support and Data Insights: Cornerstones of DIAGEO’s Development Program
Halo Feedback’s Data Insights platform provides Diageo stakeholders with rich metrics that inform organisational performance, enabling stakeholders to understand strengths and development needs across the organisation. Additionally, they have the ability to compare results in real time interactivity against historical scores and identify the most commonly developed coach values.
Said another participant – ’Participating in the Impact Coach Capability Assessment was an illuminating experience that allowed me to gain valuable insights into my coaching abilities and provided a comprehensive evaluation of my skills, strengths, and areas for growth, empowering me to enhance my impact as a coach. The assessment process was rigorous and thoughtfully designed, encompassing various dimensions of coaching effectiveness. It helped me identify my core competencies and validated the areas where I excel in supporting others’ growth and development.’
With plans to translate the assessment into multiple languages to support its truly global audience, the DIAGEO Coach development program showcases the benefits of an effective assessment strategy aligned to a world-class development intervention.
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