Susan, an internal performance consultant in a healthcare organization, is faced with a particularly challenging situation. Steve, a finance vice-president, has requested that Susan conduct a morale-building workshop for managers in his group. Having worked in the organ... More »

Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Coaching and Mentoring , Competencies , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Management Development

Members of the Institute of Executive Development conducted an online survey in 2005 on executive coaching. More than 200 individuals participated including practitioners, service providers, and academics from a variety of organizations from 12 distinct industries. Some... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development

Coaching in corporate America is woefully inadequate. The most common approach to addressing this problem has been to provide training in management and coaching skills. Unfortunately, this approach seems to yield limited success. The problem is that it assumes that the... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Management Development