Water

Seminar
Mission Leaders' Coaching/ Mentoring Program

ADB recognizes the importance of enhancing the effectiveness of its staff in facilitating the process and completing the deliverables of its water supply and sanitation projects. ADB mission leaders have the critical responsibility of driving this process, from planning and preparation to negotiation and implementation. To further support operations staff, RSDD through its Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector, initiated the Mission Leaders' Coaching/ Mentoring Program in June 2005.

In the past, ADB has implemented the Project Team Leadership Program that pairs former ADB mission leaders with current mission leaders to help in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of ADB projects. The new program for coaching and mentoring mission leaders is designed to enable mission leaders to better understand themselves, their project team, and their project environment better.

Phase I of the program has already been completed and Phase II will start with its application in the Tonle Sap Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Cambodia in mid-2006.

Find out how you can join or benefit from the lessons of the program.

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The seminar was designed to

• Share and discuss lessons from the pilot project to help mission leaders improve project performance and facilitate speedy delivery of project outputs
• Expand mission leaders' understanding of the people processes that go with project implementation
• Promote and develop coaching as a process for capacity development in ADB operations

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Dr. JM Sampath shared and gave insight on the process of coaching that was applied to this activity. He also gave inputs on how operations staff can benefit from this program.

There was sufficient time allotted at the seminar for everyone to raise their questions.

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The seminar was held at ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.