Coaching and Mentoring

How to Develop Top Talent and Achieve Stronger Performance

by Harvard Business Essentials

Harvard Business Review Press, 2004

Copyright 2004 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation
Summarized by permission of Harvard Business School Press
ISBN: 9781591394358
Pages: 155

Category: Leadership & Management

In this summary you will learn

• How coaching and mentoring will strengthen your organization
• How to identify employees who would benefit from coaching and mentoring
• How to use the four-step coaching process
• How mentors aid organizational development

Why you should read Coaching and Mentoring

Everyone would agree that organizations are only as good as their employees. Still, many companies have not established a formal coaching and mentoring system to develop their most promising talent. Moreover, these companies do not capitalize on the vast knowledge and experience that veteran employees can pass down. Like the other useful books in the Harvard Business Essentials series, this volume is clearly written, easy to understand and brimming with practical advice. If your company already understands the value of coaching and mentoring, then you’ll be covering familiar territory here. But if you’re interested in learning the basics of a terrific business tool, getAbstract recommends this book as an excellent starting point.

About the Author

The Harvard Business Essentials series, which began in 2002, provides advice, coaching, information and guidance on business topics. Drawing on content from Harvard Business School Publishing and other sources, these guides provide a practical resource for readers in a variety of fields. To assure quality, a specialized content adviser closely reviews each volume.

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