A whole new ballpark

Describes the increasing importance of coaching in the United States where it has become more targeted and more developmental in its use. Includes a case study of Credit Suisse Liz Hall Coaching in the US has risen dramatically in importance in recent years. In this...

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Describes how an advertising agency used a coaching programme as a way of empowering its leaders to move away from being problem solvers to enable others to find their own solutions Kate Hilpern Coaching and advertising would appear to have little in common. Carole...

The wider picture

Looks at the way companies can utilise coaching to help achieve their strategic aims Aparna Uberoy As their strategic organisations become increasingly sophisticated in their approach to coaching, they are beginning to ask more key questions about the role coaching...

Banking on ability

Describes a mentoring initiative launched by Barclays Bank, which is aimed at unlocking the potential of its disabled employees. Colin Cottell Mentoring is groups, such as widely accepted as a powerful tool to develop staff. However, while mentoring programmes are...

Bringing law to order

Describes Greater Manchester Police’s programme of developing internal coaches to strengthen leadership at all levels Kate Hilpern If there’s one organisation in which leadership is essential at all levels, it must surely be the police. “If the general public...