'We want coaching' say high flyers

Rook Tree loves this article in the Financial Times on 9 October on line and 10 October in print. Please follow the link below as we haven’t reprinted Maxine Boersma’s article. In sumary
Coaching is no longer considered a sign of under-performance; a fact supported by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, who define coaching as “the use of one-to-one discussions to enhance an individual’s skills, knowledge and work performance… Coaching and in-house development remain the most effective talent management activities.”[1]
Chartered Management Institute research finds that “managers rate coaching as one of the top 5 most effective means of developing management skills.[2].



[1] Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Learning and Development Survey, 2013 (p=1004). Reported in The Financial Times, Thursday October 10, 2013.
[2] Petra Wilson, Director of Strategy & External Affairs. Chartered Management Institute. Reported in The Financial Times, Thursday October 10, 2013.