Cathy Liska 
This blog series is focused on starting and managing a coaching program within your organization. Pulling it together now, here is a tool to plan your implementing and managing a coaching program: a table with a list of tasks and room for estimating your time and budget.
| Start-up: | Time | Budget |
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| Coach training for the program administrator(s) | ||
| Researching and creating a presentation to develop organizational buy-in | ||
| Designing the program and creating the program manual | ||
| Planning and preparing program resources | ||
| Sources and contracting with external consulting, coaches, and training | ||
| Planning coach training for coaches | ||
| Identifying and recruiting the internal coaches | ||
| Identifying and engaging coachees | ||
| Planning and facilitating program orientation for coaches and coachees | ||
| Organizational education on the coaching program | ||
| Other? | ||
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Totals |
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| On-going Administration: | Time | Budget |
| Coach recruiting, training, and coaching | ||
| Coachee engagement | ||
| Matching coaches with coachees | ||
| Responding to inquiries and challenges | ||
| Managing and providing resources | ||
| Tracking and reporting outcomes | ||
| Other? | ||
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Totals |
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Resources to get you started with your researching include:
Helpful Videos on YouTube:
Creating a Coaching Program Manual: http://youtu.be/qHFeONsNr0M
Establishing a Coaching Program: http://youtu.be/dPEwo5OBxkk
Coach Training: http://youtu.be/TF5myRxdtgI
Plus there are a number of great articles on coaching programs at http://libraryofprofessionalcoaching.com/?s=coaching+program+management&x=0&y=0
For more on effectively managing specific challenges that arise, follow this blog series now.
