Don’t be lazy: evaluate ROI

By Liz Hall Many organisations are failing to evaluate coaching properly. A fifth of organisations take a “lazy” route, relying on “stories and testimonies to prove value”, said John McGurk, CIPD learning and talent development adviser. “It’s lazy. I think coaching is...

News-in-brief: I

Training must be more ‘experiential’ reveals new report Many coaching and mentoring training programmes in England fail to synthesise training and practice. This was one of the conclusions of a draft report for LifeLong Learning UK (LLUK) from Trends Business Research...

Nike powered by peer coaching

The ‘power of the peer’, senior level buy-in and a self-managed approach helped make Nike’s new management development programme a runaway success. Vikki Matthews, Nike’s European talent planning director, said: “Unless you tap into the power of the peer, you’re sunk....

Condor vs the Eagle

Coaching is at its peak in Peru. And with global warming posing a real threat to its welfare, coaching is moving to save the day. by Fernando Gil I am an economist and a defender of business, economic growth, welfare and so on. I represent the Western World (the...