Sharp practice
Coaching at the sharp end or consulting at the high end? The CIPD's Learning and Talent Development survey has thrown up some searching questions. John McGurk explains why
Coaching is growing as a central part of manager skills and behaviours. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Learning and Talent Development (L&TD) survey 2011, indicates that coaching and mentoring occurs in more than four-fifths (86 per cent) of organisations, which is a very high and consistently stable level (2010 was 82 per cent). Aside from 2006, where it dropped slightly,...