PDR Training

Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development

Objectives

To identify what you need to do to prepare for the PDR as a Reviewer

To develop coaching skills you can use in the PDR process

To identify ways to support the development of your team members as part of the PDR

Best practice. . .

•Review objectives and development

•Focus on future objectives and development

•Encourage reviewee to do most of talking

•No surprises

•Offer constructive feedback on past year

•Seek feedback on your style

•Know your team members

•Adopt a coaching style

Effective preparation . . .

BENEFITS OF A COACHING STYLE

Enhanced individual performance Improved communication process Higher productivity Greater clarity about goals and objectives Effective knowledge sharing processes Increased creativity Enhanced staff engagement Development of an effective leadership style

Identified by the CIPD

COACHING STYLE - SKILLS

Coachingskills

Giving supportive feedback

Asking questions

Different levels of listening

Building rapportor relationship

Using intuition

Julie Starr 2011

Goal – setting for the session as well as short and long term

Reality – checking to explore the current situation

Options – and alternative strategies or courses of action

What – is to be done, when, by whom and who will do it

Whitmore 1992

Coaching Exercise

In pairs have a coaching conversation.

If you have a PDR conversation you would like to use work with your partner to adopt a coaching style to hold the discussion.

Alternatively use the scenario to work on adopting a coaching style.

(15 mins)

What can you do now?

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References

Starr, J., 2011. The Coaching Manual. 3rd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited

Whitmore, J., 2009. Coaching for Performance: GROWing Human Potential and Purpose - the Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership. 4th ed. London: Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Further readingClutterbuck, D., (2007) Coaching the Team

at Work, Nicholas Brealey InternationalCox, E., Bachkirova, T., Clutterbuck, D.,

(2009), The Complete Handbook of Coaching, Sage Publications Ltd.

Hardingham, A., Brearley, M., Moorhouse, A., Venter, B., The Coach’s Coach, CIPD

Lee, G., (2003) Leadership Coaching, CIPD

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