Using Engage for Coaching and Development
From a practical perspective Engage is quick and efficient to use. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. There are a number of reporting options available depending on context. All reports have a practical focus in guiding development by creating tailored development plans.
Why use Engage for High Potential Programmes
Engage is a diagnostic tool which has been tailor-made for development. Scientifically robust, it identifies a person’s readiness for development, which has a significant impact on levels of engagement. For a Hi-Po Programme to succeed identifying these critical factors is an important step towards reducing risk and increasing the likelihood of a Programme delivering on its core objectives.
Guiding Programme Selection
Engage provides data about levels of ‘readiness’ and ‘engagement’, this enables organisations to make more informed choices about who is more likely to benefit from a HiPo Programme at a specific point in time. This has important implications for investment decisions.
Engage and High Potentials
High Potential individuals are a valuable asset to any business. They are the future leaders who drive the success of a business. Research indicates that organisations with strong leadership are likely to double profit and revenue. Yet, statistically HiPo Programmes are more likely to fail than succeed. A few interesting facts:
- At least 1 in 7 people who attend HiPo Programmes have been wrongly selected
- 5 out of 6 HR professionals are dissatisfied and lack confidence in their HiPo Programme
- 1 in 7 high-performers have high-potential (important not to confuse the two)
To deliver return on investment, it is important to minimise the risks of selecting the wrong candidates by making more informed choices about who should attend. Emerging research suggests there are 3 main criteria that should be considered when identifying high-potentials:
- Aspiration – motivation, desire and determination to succeed
- Engagement – commitment, responsibility and ownership for development
- Ability – competence, skills and capability to succeed in more senior roles
